Coronavirus clue? Most cases aboard U.S. aircraft carrier are symptom-free.

That is actually a really good sign. If this holds, and the vast majority of those people never develop symptoms, it means we can treat this pandemic much differently than we have been doing.

However, some confounders: Navy personnel tend to be much fitter and healthier than the average same-age population, and to not have chronic conditions. This also will matter a lot, I suspect. It’s not enough to hang any hope on, but bears watching.