The World Health Organization (WHO) announced on Tuesday that the overall mortality rate of the new coronavirus is 3.4%, higher than seasonal flu, contrary to some information that has been disseminated.
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Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, general director of the organization, said at a press conference in Geneva on Tuesday that Covid-19 it is more deadly than seasonal flu, although it is not transmitted so easily.
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"Globally, about 3.4% of reported # COVID19 cases have died. By comparison, seasonal flu generally kills far fewer than 1% of those infected"-@DrTedros #coronavirus
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“Worldwide, about 3.4% of Covid-19 reported cases have died,” said the head of WHO. “By comparison, seasonal flu generally kills much less than 1% of those infected.”
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“While many people around the world have developed immunity to seasonal flu strains, Covid-19 is a new virus against which no one has immunity,” which means that more people can become infected and some will suffer serious illnesses, Ghebreyesus clarified. .
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Although the new coronavirus is not transmitted as efficiently as the flu, “it causes a more serious illness,” he added.
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Current data from the Chinese government shows that the death rate in that country is approximately 3.7%, with the majority of deaths reported in Wuhan and Hubei Province, to which this city belongs.
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