Spread From Asymptomatic COVID-19 Patients Is 'Very Rare,' WHO Says Evidence from the earliest COVID-19 outbreaks
indicated that asymptomatic carriers could
easily spread the virus via person-to-person contact. On Monday, World Health Organization (WHO)
officials said that while it's still possible for
asymptomatic carriers to spread coronavirus, it is not the main way
the virus is being transmitted. WHO Dr. Maria Van
Kerkhove, via CNBC WHO Dr. Maria Van
Kerkhove, via CNBC Though more research is
needed, similar findings
could change COVID-19 policy. An April report from the Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
said that social distancing was important because
of the "potential for presymptomatic transmission." WHO Dr. Maria Van
Kerkhove, via CNBC WHO Dr. Maria Van
Kerkhove, via CNBC