WHO official walks back comments on asymptomatic transmission being \'very rare\'

WHO official walks back comments on asymptomatic transmission being 'very rare'

Delawareonline Wednesday, 10 June 2020 ()
Dr. Maria Van Kerkhove, WHO's technical lead for COVID-19 response, clarified Tuesday that asymptomatic transmission is still 'a major unknown.'
 
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Spread From Asymptomatic COVID-19 Patients Is 'Very Rare,' WHO Says Evidence from the earliest COVID-19 outbreaks indicated that asymptomatic carriers could easily spread the virus via person-to-person contact. On Monday, World Health Organization (WHO) officials said that while it's still possible...