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Coronavirus able to replicate efficiently in eyes and could be 100 times more infectious than Sars | South China Morning Post

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The eyes are an “important route” for transmission of the coronavirus since eye tissues allow the infection to more efficiently replicate, according to Hong Kong researchers quoted in study published in The Lancet Respiratory Medicine journal. The South China Morning Post’s Elaine Ly spoke with Dr Michael Chan Chi-w…

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