In a press briefing on March 3, 2020, the Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO), Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, reported a 3.4% mortality rate from COVID-19.
But how reliable is this figure? We take a look at what British experts have to say on the matter. For live updates on the latest developments regarding the novel coronavirus and COVID-19, click here. In the media briefing, Dr.
Ghebreyesus reported a total of 90,893 cases of COVID-19 globally, with 3,110 resulting in death. Dr. Ghebreyesus also made some comparisons with the common flu in his statement.
These included the facts that COVID-19 “does not transmit as efficiently” as influenza, there are no vaccines and therapeutics for COVID-19, and containment