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Virus can be detected in the body 39 days after initial negative result

A new study by Kenyan pathologists shows that the coronavirus can be detected in faeces up to 39 days after an initial throat swab sample tests negative.

This is according to global research studies that the Kenya Association of Clinical Pathologist (KACP) has put together so far to understand the coronavirus.

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