Can asymptomatic people spread coronavirus? What we know right now
The World Health Organization incited backlash from public health officials during a news conference on June 8 when Maria Van Kerkhove, the WHO's technical lead for the COVID-19 response, said it's "very rare" for asymptomatic carriers of COVID-19 to spread the virus. The statement came after Kerhove said that in countries tracking asymptomatic cases, they are "following contacts and they're not finding secondary transmission onward."
A day later, the WHO backtracked and clarified the statement, with Kerkhove noting that the WHO "actually doesn't have that answer yet," regarding if -- and how often -- asymptomatic carriers of COVID-19 spread the virus.
Now, many people are confused about whether or not asymptomatic carriers can spread COVID-19 -- but the question isn't really about that. It's safe to assume that asymptomatic carriers can spread the disease, based on early and ongoing studies about the nature of COVID-19.
The bigger question is about how contagious these cases really are -- especially now that the US is seeing a massive surge in cases after lockdown restrictions loosened.
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