Coronavirus may linger for years, but could change into mild annoyance: experts The Queen’s study will specifically focus on testing asymptomatic students from the university’s health sciences department for the level of transmission among university students and for possible immunity.Anne Ellis, a researcher and professor in the department of medicine at Queen’s, said these students are ideal candidates for the study because they’ve already had direct and regular contact with the public and with patients at local hospitals, putting them at greater risk of exposure to the virus.“It’s quite possible that these medical students are rotating wards with patients with COVID-19, or possible COVID-19 cases.