WHO coronavirus update: More young and healthy people are falling seriously ill with Covid-19

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Coronavirus is severely hitting more young and seemingly healthy people, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has warned.

An increasing number of Covid-19 patients in their 30s, 40s and 50s are being admitted to intensive care and dying, despite having no underlying health issues, the international health body found.

WHO’s Covid-19 technical lead, Dr Maria Van Kerkhove, said there were still many “unknowns” as to why the proportion of younger patients is growing.

“We are seeing more and more younger individuals who are experiencing severe disease,” she told a press conference in Geneva on Friday.

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