A World Health Organisation flag is seen outside its China office in Beijing, China January 23, 2020. — Reuters pic
“The very notion that ‘Covid-19 only affects older people’ is factually wrong,” the head of the WHO’s European branch, Hans Kluge, told reporters during an online briefing from Copenhagen.Severe cases have been reported among teens and young adults, with some requiring intensive care and several deaths, he said.
Some 10 to 15 percent of cases detected in people under the age of 50 were a moderate to serious infection, according to the WHO.“There are reports of people over the age of 100 who were admitted to hospital for Covid-19 and have now since made a complete recovery.”
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