Currently 'zero evidence' new Covid strain increases severity of the virus, says WHO expert
Telegraph, 22 Dec 2020
The World Health Organisation said on Monday there's "zero evidence" at this point that there's any increase in severity associated with this disease.
Mike Ryan, the WHO's top emergency expert, has said that despite increased rates of transmission, the situation "is not, in that sense, out of control, but it cannot be left to its own devices."
He says, "as we learn more about the virus, we'll learn more about how it may replace other strains. And that, as I said, has happened before."
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Mike Ryan, the WHO's top emergency expert, has said that despite increased rates of transmission, the situation "is not, in that sense, out of control, but it cannot be left to its own devices."
He says, "as we learn more about the virus, we'll learn more about how it may replace other strains. And that, as I said, has happened before."
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