The difference between a second wave and a second peak of coronavirus, according to WHO

There are no specific definitions for classifying a second wave or a second peak of coronavirus, Dr. Mike Ryan, executive director of the World Health Organization’s Health Emergencies Program, said during a briefing on Friday

A second wave, Ryan said, is when “a number of cases rises and it falls down to a very low or detectable level.”

“You may have a second peak within your first wave. And then you may have a second wave. It's not either or,” Ryan warned.

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