Super-spreaders ARE fuelling the coronavirus pandemic: 20 per cent of sufferers are responsible for 80 per cent of transmissions, study suggests

Scientists have found more evidence that ‘superspreader’ events are the main driving force behind the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

Preliminary research from Hong Kong found that around 20 per cent of COVID-19 sufferers are highly infectious, and responsible for 80 per cent of all transmissions.

However, 70 per cent of people infected with the virus do not pass it on to anyone else.

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