WHO Finds Asymptomatic Coronavirus Cases Spread 'Rare'; *Walks Back Remarks the NEXT DAY!?
'WHO finds asymptomatic cases of coronavirus spread 'rare,' WUSA9 (CBS), 4 hrs. ago.
It appears infected people without symptoms are not spreading coronavirus as originally thought. According to the World Health Organization, it's rare that asymptomatic patients spread the virus.
However, that is not a license to go back to normal according to health experts.
The country went into lockdown, partly because of the concerns these people could be spreading the virus without even knowing it. But now the World Health Organization is saying the opposite.
"It appears to be rare that an asymptomatic person actually transfers onward," WHO's Dr. Maria Van Kerkhove said.
It was groundbreaking news out of the WHO press conference. But, not necessarily a shock to the medical community.
WUSA9 spoke to Dr. Amesh Adalja, an infectious disease expert at Johns Hopkins University.
He explained that for weeks, weve been told that people with the
virus, but no symptoms, could be the key to the quick spread. But that was difficult to measure.
"It's very hard when interviewing patients for them to be able to distinguish between mild symptoms and no symptoms," he said.
This is an important change because according to Adalja it shapes what we do as a society.
" (It will advise how) we move forward in the pandemic and think about what recommendations we need in terms of testing in terms of masks," he explained...
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still_one
(92,136 posts)appalachiablue
(41,127 posts)on Coronavirus that's transmitted to the public, esp. via media be handled accurately and responsibly for the sake of millions. The junk has gone on throughout this virus, more than I recall with others, maybe just me. ~ I'll remove the OP.
still_one
(92,136 posts)emphasizing how mismanaged the messaging is