UPDATE: 'Our best estimate right now is that for every case that's reported, there actually are 10 other infections,' CDC director Dr. Robert Redfield said Thursday. For every confirmed case of COVID-19, 10 more people had antibodies, Redfield said.
"This virus causes so much asymptomatic infection," Redfield said."The traditional approach of looking for symptomatic illness and diagnosing it obviously underestimates the total amount of infections."He urged Americans to be vigilant about behavior measures known to minimize spread of the coronavirus.
"The most powerful tool that we have is social distancing," Redfield said. That means maintaining a physical distance of at least six feet in public, wearing face coverings and ongoing hand-washing. "If you must go out into the community, being in contact with fewer people is better than many," Redfield added.
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