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The latest figures from China do not show a “significant shift in the pattern of mortality or severity” of the coronavirus, the World Health Organization’s Dr Mike Ryan has said.
He explained that while China reported an extra 13,332 clinically confirmed cases in Hubei province today, these “relate to a period going back days and weeks” and have been retrospectively classified based on diagnosis by medical professionals while awaiting laboratory test confirmation.
We’re not dealing with a spike of cases of 14,000 in one day. This does not represent a significant change in the trajectory of the virus.
He said that apart from the Diamond Princess cruise ship, which now has 218 confirmed cases, there has been no dramatic transmission outside China. “The iceberg may not be that great, but that’s not a guarantee,” he added.