More Research Needed On Asymptomatic Transmission of Coronavirus: WHO
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“We
need to conduct more studies and researches in order to understand the way
deadly coronavirus is being spread by the people having no COVID-19 symptom”,
said the World Health Organization (WHO), Director-General Tedros Adhanom
Ghebreyesus.
Talking to the media during a virtual
press conference on June 10, the WHO Chief said, “Since early February, we have
said that asymptomatic people can transmit COVID-19, but that we need more
research to establish the extent of asymptomatic transmission”. Although the
researches are going on in same way, but we need some more facts in this
regard, he said. Saying that the world has been achieving a lot in knowing the
new virus, the WHO chief told reporters that "there's still a lot we don't
know", Xinhua reported. He said that the WHO's advice would continue to
evolve as new information among the masses. Tedros stressed that the most
critical way to stop transmission is to find, isolate and test people with
symptoms, and trace and quarantine their contacts. The WHO DG said, “Many
countries have succeeded in suppressing transmission and controlling the virus
doing exactly this”.
Meanwhile, Michael Ryan, executive
director of WHO Health Emergencies Program, said that the COVID-19 pandemic is
still evolving. He added, “If we look at
the numbers... this pandemic is still evolving. It is growing in many parts of
the world," he said. "We have deep concerns that health systems of
some countries are struggling, under a huge strain and require our support, our
help and our solidarity”.
