World Health Organization (WHO) officials today clarified comments from a media briefing yesterday that portrayed asymptomatic spread of COVID-19 as rare, triggering concerns among epidemiologists and health providers about the accuracy of the information and unclear messaging for the public.The global COVID-19 total today rose to 7,185,573 cases, and 408,954 people have died from their infections, according to the Johns Hopkins online dashboard.Knowns, unknowns on asymptomatic spreadTwo WHO officials addressed questions about yesterday's briefing comments during a Facebook live session.
The comments came yesterday after a reporter asked about asymptotic spread related to a media report from Singapore that said a number of asymptomatic