WHO corrects statement on asymptomatic spread being ‘very rare’

The World Health Organization is walking back a statement made by Dr. Maria Van Kerkhove, an infectious disease specialist and the organization’s COVID-19 technical lead, which sparked confusion about how the coronavirus spreads. Van Kerkhove, in a video widely shared on social media, on Monday described the asymptomatic transmission of the virus as “very rare.”

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