Aug 3rd, 2020
WHO Says Studies Put Coronavirus Mortality Rate at 0.6%
Maria Van Kerkhove, the World Health Organization’s top epidemiologist on Covid-19, said several studies estimate the mortality rate of the novel coronavirus at 0.6%. "That may not sound like a lot, but it is quite high," she said. Van Kerkhove and Mike Ryan, the head of the WHO's Health Emergencies Program, spoke Monday at a press briefing in Geneva. (Excerpts) (Source: Bloomberg)
