Coronavirus can infect 60% of global population if unchecked, claims Hong Kong researcher

dely vel Coronavirus and its impacts on world could be much more than what is w being projected, according to a Hong Kong’s leing public health epidemiologist Gabriel Leung. He warned that more than 60 per cent of global population could be at risk if containment measures against virus fail.

60% of human population at risk

Professor Gabriel Leung, who is Dean of Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine of University of Hong Kong, said that even with a death rate of 1 per cent, virus could claim millions of lives. This implies that 4 billion people out of currently existing 7 billion people around globe could contract virus if it continues to accelerate at current pace. 

According to experts studying virus, new coronavirus that first appeared in Chinese city of Wuhan in an illegal market will continue to spre. y have also ded that true count of those infected by virus could be much more than officially provided figures. Experts believe that each infected person on an aver infected two or three healthy people before y were quarantined.

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China's struggle continues

death toll for coronavirus outbreak in China has reportedly jumped to 1,110 on February 12 with ar 1,638 new confirmed cases, according to Hubei's health commission. total number of confirmed cases across China are w more than 44,200. Hubei province, which is epicentre of viral outbreak, has also reported 94 new deaths. 

outbreak took place in Wuhan in January and multiple countries have started evacuating ir citizens from country, and have decided to restrict entry of foreigners returning from China. virus was officially also named 'COVID-19' at a conference in Geneva held by World Health Organisation, where body's chief said that countries h a chance of stopping its global spre. Earlier this month, WHO also declared Coronavirus as a 'global public health emergency'. 

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