KEY POINTS
  • The WHO's remark that transmission of the coronavirus by people who never developed symptoms was rare "was not correct," Dr. Anthony Fauci said.
  • The organization "walked that back because there's no evidence to indicate that's the case," he said.
  • The WHO said its comment was a "misunderstanding" and "we don't actually have that answer yet."
Dr. Anthony Fauci, at a daily briefing at the White House, March 24, 2020.

The World Health Organization's remark that transmission of the coronavirus by people who never developed symptoms was rare, "was not correct," White House health advisor Dr. Anthony Fauci said Wednesday.

The WHO "walked that back because there's no evidence to indicate that's the case," Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, said during an interview that aired on ABC's "Good Morning America."