The inhabitants of the island in Italy had contact with patients with COVID-19, but did not get infected: scientists are puzzled - ForumDaily
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The inhabitants of the island in Italy have been in contact with patients with COVID-19, but have not become infected: scientists are puzzled

Paola Muti, an oncologist at the University of Milan, found that on the Italian island of Giglio, none of the locals contracted COVID-19, despite contact with those infected. Writes about it "Observer".

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About 800 people live permanently on the island.

The first person to be infected with the coronavirus on Giglio was a 60-year-old man who arrived on the island in February. He attended a relative's funeral and, according to Muti, coughed constantly. On the same day, he returned by ferry to the mainland and died three weeks later in the hospital.

A little later, on March 5, 3 more infected people arrived on the island. One of them is a German who spent several days talking with friends from Giglio, including in public catering places. A few weeks later, due to a severe cough, he was examined and the coronavirus was detected. The man isolated himself in a house on the island.

There were other notable cases, including an islander who lived in Australia for two years and then returned to Giglio in mid-March during quarantine to see his parents. Muti said he developed a moderate fever three days after arriving on Giglio. He isolated himself in his parents' house.

However, none of the locals ever got sick.

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Of the approximately 800 inhabitants of the island, 723 people agreed to take an antibody test. They were found only on one elderly person who arrived on the same ferry as the guest from Germany.

Dr. Armando Schiafino, the island's only doctor for 40 years, has expressed concern about a potential local outbreak of COVID-19.

“Whenever a common childhood disease appears, such as scarlet fever, measles or chicken pox, almost everyone becomes infected within a few days,” the doctor said.

Intrigued as to why “the virus did not seem to interact” with the island’s indigenous population, Muti came to no conclusions. She said she plans to record her research for later publication.

Paola Muti suggested that the islanders were not exposed to enough coronavirus infection to become infected.

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