Health
Young people are fuelling a second coronavirus wave, says WHO – Sydney Morning Herald
The proportion of those aged 15 to 24 who are infected with coronavirus has risen three-fold in five months.
“Travel increases your chances of getting and spreading COVID-19,” she said, adding young people are more likely to go to work in the community, to a beach or the pub, or to buy groceries.
Even countries such as Vietnam, widely praised for its mitigation efforts since the coronavirus appeared in late January, are battling new clusters of infection.
Among those aged 5-14 years, about 4.6 per cent were infected, up from 0.8 per cent between February 24 and July 12, the WHO said. The analysis coi…
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