The United Kingdom officials have admitted that there might be up to 10,000 people infected with the coronavirus in the UK. In the midst of allegations that the government was putting out a low number of reported cases to reduce the effect of the virus on the British economy.
Patrick Vallance, the government’s chief scientific adviser, said the true number of infections was “likely” to be between 5,000 and 10,000 – many times higher than the current figure of 590.
“We are in a period when we have got some, but it hasn’t yet taken off,” he told a press conference.
The warning came as Boris Johnson sought to prepare the public for tougher times to come, saying: “This is the worst public health crisis for a generation.”
With this new development, it is scary to imagine how to stop the spread of coronavirus as such infection could potentially send the economy into a global recession.
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