The European Union’s disease prevention agency is set to tighten its advice on coronavirus as evidence emerges that people showing no symptoms can spread the virus. This was in conflict with advice from the World Health Organization and the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The WHO states that, while rare, “there are people who can shed Covid-19 virus 24-48 hours prior to symptom onset”. Official figures show 28 people have died in Spain from the virus, and there are a total of 1,204 cases. He added later in a telephone interview: “I had commitments involving hundreds, thousands of people in the coming weeks.

Source: The Irish Times March 09, 2020 21:56 UTC