Coronavirus Outbreak 5 to 10 Times Worse Than China Admits: Study

Coronavirus Outbreak 5 to 10 Times Worse Than China Admits: Study
A doctor looks at a lung CT image at a hospital in Yunmeng county, Xiaogan city, in China's central Hubei province, on Feb. 20, 2020. STR/AFP via Getty Images
Eva Fu
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The deadly coronavirus that is morphing into a global threat could have infected five to 10 times more people than Chinese officials have acknowledged, a group of U.S. researchers said.

The Feb. 18 study, which has not been peer-reviewed, was co-led by Lucia Dunn, economics professor at Ohio State University, and Mai He, pathology professor at Washington University School of Medicine in St Louis.
Eva Fu
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Eva Fu is an award-winning, New York-based journalist for The Epoch Times focusing on U.S. politics, U.S.-China relations, religious freedom, and human rights. Contact Eva at [email protected]
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