One in 10 may have had coronavirus, says WHO

WHO emergency operations chief Dr Michael Ryan says the world is heading into a 'difficult period'
Australian Associated Press
WHO emergency operations chief Dr Michael Ryan
WHO emergency operations chief Dr Michael Ryan.

Hundreds of millions of people may have already been infected with the coronavirus, far more than the current tally of about 35 million, according to the WHO.

“Our current best estimates tell us that about 10% of the global population may have been infected by this virus,” WHO emergency operations chief Dr Michael Ryan told the UN health agency’s executive board on Monday in Geneva.