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Originally Posted by Lakegeezer
Can you post a citation link to where you read this on the WHO site? I think you meant asymptomatic, not asymmetric, but even so, couldn't find the information on the WHO site. There was someone from WHO that retracted a similar statement made last July, but nothing around Jan 21. My assumptions have always been that people have caught the virus via both pre-symtomatic and asymptomatic cases. Pre-symtomatic being the most common and the most insidious nature of this virus. It would be a surprise to learn that asymptomatic (ie, someone who tested positive but never showed symptoms) wasn't an issue. |
You are correct, I meant asymptomatic, not asymmetric. Chalk it up to a speech to text failure.
https://www.who.int/news/item/20-01-...-users-2020-05