The number of coronavirus cases outside China could jump tenfold every 19 days without 'strong intervention,' a study says
The number of coronavirus cases outside China could see a tenfold increase every 19 days in the absence of "strong intervention" by government officials worldwide, a study has found.
"The situation is dangerous" and "powerful actions on public health should be taken to combat this epidemic all over the world," according to the study. They may have only presented with "mild symptoms," the study says, and so didn't go to a hospital to get tested for coronavirus.
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