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Young people driving coronavirus spread, WHO warns – Al Jazeera English
Recent analysis shows increase in proportion of children and young people infected by the virus.
The spread of the novel coronavirus is being increasingly driven by people aged in their 20s, 30s and 40s who are unaware they are infected because they have no or mild symptoms, the World Health Organization (WHO) has warned.
Because many people from this age range are asymptomatic or have mild symptoms of COVID-19, they unknowingly pass on the virus to others, Takeshi Kasai, WHO’s regional director for the Western Pacific said on Tuesday.
“This increases the risk of spillovers to the most vu…
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