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| Subject: Give us money: Coronavirus could infect two-thirds of globe, top scientist says Thu Feb 13, 2020 6:47 pm | |
| As the number of COVID-19 cases jumps dramatically in China, a top infectious-disease scientist warns that things could get far worse: two-thirds of the world's population could catch it.
So says Ira Longini, a World Health Organisation adviser who tracked studies of the virus's transmissibility in China. His estimate implies that there could eventually be billions more infections than the current official tally of about 60,000.
https://www.smh.com.au/world/asia/coronavirus-could-infect-two-thirds-of-globe-top-scientist-says-20200214-p540pc.html |
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