How bad will the #Covid-19 outbreak get? A leading epidemiologist has claimed it could infect 60% of the world’s population. It seems to be more contagious than 2009 swine flu, which it is estimated infected 24% of the world’s population. bit.ly/39Elhrt 
The death rate is hard to calculate without knowing the true number of cases. Epidemiologists think many mild cases are going undetected. If so, the overall death rate may be only 1 per cent. #Covid-19
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Wuhan, the centre of the epidemic, has been locked down since 23 January. The streets are largely empty, but supermarkets remain open and well stocked. #Covid-19
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If the virus starts spreading in Africa, it may be much harder to contain. African countries are gearing up for this scenario: by the end of this week, 29 countries will be ready to test for the virus. #Covid-19
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The new coronavirus is the latest example of a disease that jumped from animals into humans. When infections do this they can be particularly deadly because we lack pre-existing immunity to them. #Covid-19
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Is the rest of the world ready for a #COVID19 pandemic? “I am utterly convinced that no country is fully prepared,” says epidemiologist @JenniferNuzzo
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The #COVID19 coronavirus is similar to one detected in bats in China in 2013, but a failure to act on the warnings of those who studied it means we missed an opportunity to protect human health newscientist.com/article/mg2453…
Some, including @realDonaldTrump, have claimed the outbreak will fade as the northern hemisphere warms up, but we simply do not know if this is the case #COVID19 newscientist.com/article/223324…
The results of two clinical trials testing whether HIV and Ebola drugs are effective at treating the symptoms of #covid19 will be known soon, says @WHO newscientist.com/article/223351…
China has today reported a massive increase in the number of its citizens infected by #covid19 after changing how it counts cases to include people who are less seriously ill newscientist.com/article/223353…
