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WHO Now Says Role of Silent Virus Spreaders Remains Unclear
- Virus spreaders who never show symptoms rare, group had said
- Asymptomatic threat has made nations wary of opening economies
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The World Health Organization said it’s still unclear how readily the novel coronavirus is spread by people who don’t develop symptoms, a day after a top official sparked debate by saying such transmission is “very rare.”