No evidence that people recovered from coronavirus won't get reinfected: WHO
WHO
The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Saturday that there was "no evidence" so far to suggest that people who have recovered from novel coronavirus cannot get infected from the same virus again.
The WHO also warned against issuing "immunity passports" or "risk-free certificates" to patients who have recovered, saying the action might lead to increase of the virus's spread as the standard precautions might be ignored.
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Last week, Chilesaid that it would start distributing "health passports" to people who have recovered from the illness.
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Earlier, on Friday the global health agency collaborated with world leaders and the private sector on an initiative for a quick development of COVID-19 vaccines and treatments and equal access for all.
So far, at least 196,298 have died globally from coronavirus and the number of infected cases stand at 2,809,231, according to a Reuters tally. At least 723,023 people have also recovered from COVID-19.
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