There is no data to show the new coronavirus is changing significantly, either in its form of transmission or in the severity of the disease it causes, doctors say
This translation has been automatically generated and has not been verified for accuracy.World Health Organization experts and a range of other scientists said on Monday there was no evidence to support an assertion by a high profile Italian doctor that the coronavirus causing the COVID-19 pandemic has been losing potency.
“In terms of transmissibility, that has not changed, in terms of severity, that has not changed,” Van Kerkhove told reporters. “With data from more than 35,000 whole virus genomes, there is currently no evidence that there is any significant difference relating to severity,” he said in an emailed comment.
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