On Monday, June 8, an official at the World Health Organization (WHO) made a surprising statement. People who have Covid-19 but are asymptomatic—meaning they never develop symptoms like fever, coughing, or gastrointestinal distress—very rarely gave it to others, stated Maria Van Kerkhove, the WHO’s technical lead on the Covid-19 pandemic, at a regularly-scheduled press briefing.
Image: AP PHOTO/PETROS KARADJIAS Distance still matters. TIME ALWAYS TELLS What you need to know about the WHO’s new statements on Covid-19 transmission June 9, 2020 Katherine Ellen Foley By Katherine Ellen Foley Health and science reporter
