Infectious-disease expert Jeffrey Shaman believes the actual number of contaminated worldwide is far greater than reports, estimating a million people may have been infected. (Image: REUTERS)Despite only being half as infectious as the documented infections, these stealth cases resulted in at least two-thirds of documented infections, Professor Shaman and his colleagues said. (Image: JEROME FAVRE/EPA-EFE/REX) (Image: JEROME FAVRE/EPA-EFE/REX)The study says a "radical increase in the identification and isolation of currently undocumented infections would be needed to fully control” the novel coronavirus. Prime Minister Boris Johnson said at a press conference yesterday urged everyone to "stop non-essential contact and to stop all non-essential travel”. The UK death toll yesterday rose to 35 while there have now been 1,543 cases.

Source: Daily Mirror March 17, 2020 00:29 UTC