KEY POINTS
  • The WHO warned that the Covid-19 pandemic is now being driven by people in their 20s, 30s and 40s who don't know they are infected.
  • Most of the young people either never developed symptoms or had mild symptoms, Dr. Takeshi Kasai, WHO's regional director for the Western Pacific, said during a news briefing.
People party on a rooftop in Kips Bay as the city continues Phase 4 of re-opening following restrictions imposed to slow the spread of coronavirus on August 1, 2020 in New York City.

The World Health Organization warned Tuesday that the coronavirus pandemic is now being driven by people in their 20s, 30s and 40s who don't know they are infected.

Most of the young people either never developed symptoms or had mild symptoms, Dr. Takeshi Kasai, WHO's regional director for the Western Pacific, said during a news briefing. "This increases the risk of spillovers to the most vulnerable: the elderly, the sick, people in long-term care, people who live in densely populated urban areas" and rural areas with limited health care.