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Markham Heid
Markham Heid

Mar 20, 2020

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Did You Have Coronavirus Without Knowing It?

Health experts say the virus has likely been in some U.S. communities for weeks and some people have surely had it without realizing

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I’m a long-time contributor at TIME and other media orgs. I write mostly about health. I grew up in Michigan, but these days I live in southwest Germany.

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