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Hong Kong researchers report first documented coronavirus re-infection

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COVID-19 | A Hong Kong man who recovered from Covid-19 was infected again four-and-a-half months later in the first documented instance of human re-infection, researchers at the University of Hong Kong said on Monday.

The findings indicate the disease, which has killed more than 800,000 people worldwide, may continue to spread among the global population despite herd immunity, the researchers said.

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