The World Health Organisation (WHO) has said that roughly 1 in 10 people worldwide may have been infected by the coronavirus. The number estimated by WHO is more than 20 times the number of confirmed cases. The global health body warned of a “difficult period” ahead and added that a “vast majority of the world remains at risk.” Dr Michael Ryan, the head of emergencies at WHO, said the figures vary from urban to rural, and between different age groups. However, he went on to say that all of that culminates into a higher risk of infections spreading across the world. "Our current best estimates tell us that about 10 per cent of the global population may have been infected by this virus," Ryan said.

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has said that roughly 1 in 10 people worldwide may have been infected by the coronavirus. The number estimated by WHO is more than 20 times the number of confirmed cases. The global health body warned of a “difficult period” ahead and added that a “vast majority of the world remains at risk.” Dr Michael Ryan, the head of emergencies at WHO, said the figures vary from urban to rural, and between different age groups. However, he went on to say that all of that culminates into a higher risk of infections spreading across the world. "Our current best estimates tell us that about 10 per cent of the global population may have been infected by this virus," Ryan said.