In contrast to US, UN backs testing people without symptoms
(WorldNews Europe)

Stars and Stripes is making stories on the coronavirus pandemic available free of charge. See other free reports here. Sign up for our daily coronavirus newsletter here. Please support our journalism with a subscription. GENEVA — The World Health Organization said Thursday that countries should actively test people to find coronavirus cases even if they don`t show symptoms — a stance that comes after the U.S. health agency switched its policy to say that asymptomatic contacts of infected people don`t need to be tested. At a press briefing, Maria Van Kerkhove, WHO`s technical lead for COVID-19, said when officials are investigating clusters of COVID-19, "testing may need to be expanded...