Is coronavirus ten times WORSE than feared? Leading scientist warns that only 10 per cent of cases are being identified by tests as virus spreads across the globe

The number of coronavirus cases across the world could be ten times higher than official figures show, a leading British scientist warned yesterday.

Amid rising concern over the spread of the virus, experts said the vast majority of cases were likely to have been missed.

The death toll in mainland China – the epicentre of the outbreak – has now reached 722, with 86 people dying on Friday alone and there being more than 34,400 patients infected. There have been a further 320 cases in 27 other countries, including three in Britain, and one death reported from the Philippines.

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