9th June: The top official of the World Health Organization has said that it appears very rare for an asymptomatic patient of coronavirus to transmit it to another person. According to a report by Baaghi TV, a little bit of good news has been shared by the World Health Organization regarding the fight against the deadly pandemic. “From the data we have, it still seems to be rare that an asymptomatic person actually transmits onward to a second individual,” said Maria Van Kerkhove, the WHO’s technical lead for COVID-19, when asked about the issue at a press briefing. She noted that the answer is not definitive. “We are constantly looking at this data, and we’re trying to get more information from countries to truly answer this question,” she said. “It still appears to be rare that an asymptomatic individual actually transmits onward.” Coronavirus cases may surge to 200,000 in Pakistan: WHO According to Maria Van Kerkove, WHO had found detailed reports from some countries that detailed contact tracing has not found significant spread from asymptomatic people. “We have a number of reports from countries who are doing very detailed contact tracing. They’re following asymptomatic cases, they’re following contacts, and they’re … Continue reading Asymptomatic spread of coronavirus is rare: WHO official