TY - JOUR AU - Arashiro, Takeshi AU - Furukawa, Keiichi AU - Nakamura, Akira T1 - COVID-19 in 2 Persons with Mild Upper Respiratory Tract Symptoms on a Cruise Ship, Japan T2 - Emerging Infectious Disease journal PY - 2020 VL - 26 IS - 6 SP - 1345 SN - 1080-6059 AB - We describe 2 cases of coronavirus disease in patients with mild upper respiratory symptoms. Both patients worked on a cruise ship quarantined off the coast of Japan. One patient had persistent, low-grade upper respiratory tract symptoms without fever. The other patient had rapid symptom cessation but persistent viral RNA detection. KW - coronavirus KW - COVID-19 KW - severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 KW - SARS-CoV-2 KW - respiratory infections KW - PCR KW - cruise ship KW - travelers health KW - viruses KW - global health KW - Japan DO - 10.3201/eid2606.200452 UR - https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/26/6/20-0452_article ER - End of Reference