WHO: More and more young people are among those affected by the coronavirus

"What is different now, although there is no definitive scientific evidence yet, is that civil and health authorities are reporting more new infections among young people," said WHO Regional Director for Europe Hans Kluge.

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The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned that the coronavirus is increasingly spreading among the younger population.

"What is different now, although there is no definitive scientific evidence yet, is that civil and health authorities are reporting more new infections among young people," said WHO Regional Director for Europe Hans Kluge.

The WHO did not single out any specific country, but pointed to examples in Sweden, Ireland, and Israel, reports Tanjug.

In Sweden, in mid-June, a large increase in new cases among the population younger than 49 was noticeable.

Those cases have decreased since then, but currently the age group between 20 and 29 has more cases per 100 inhabitants than any other group in the country.

In Ireland, until July 28, almost 60 percent of all confirmed cases of Covid-19 were patients under the age of 45.

In Israel, there is an increase in new infections related to the epidemic in schools.

According to the latest data, about a fifth of the cases were recorded among the popupation between the ages of ten and 19, and another fifth between the ages of 20 and 29.

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