The risk of contracting the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) from an asymptomatic host is relatively low, Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/ WHO) country representative Dr William Adu-Krow said on Monday.
“WHO has established that the few that do not have symptoms are not the main transmission source. The main transmission source are those people who have the disease,” Adu-Krow said.
According to the WHO, an asymptomatic laboratory-confirmed case is a person infected with COVID-19 who does not develop symptoms.