WHO Says Studies Put Coronavirus Mortality Rate at 0.6%

Aug.03 — 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)

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