WHO Director-General's opening remarks at the media briefing on COVID-19

URL

https://www.who.int/director-general/speeches/detail/who-director-general-s-opening-remarks-at-the-media-briefing-on-covid-19---3-march-2020

Speakers

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus

Published Date

March 3, 2020

Organization

World Health Organization (WHO)

Key Excerpts

“Globally, about 3.4% of reported COVID-19 cases have died. By comparison, seasonal flu generally kills far fewer than 1% of those infected.”

Additional Information

See also WHO says coronavirus death rate is 3.4% globally, higher than previously thought: https://www.cnbc.com/2020/03/03/who-says-coronavirus-death-rate-is-3point4percent-globally-higher-than-previously-thought.html

Medium

document

Topics

infection fatality rate (IFR),health statistics