More than 40,000 people have now caught the killer coronavirus – nearly 99 per cent of the cases have been recorded in China
Daily Mail: Killer coronavirus outbreak's 40,000 cases may only be the 'tip of the iceberg', World Health Organization chief warns
* Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus, director general at WHO, issued warning Sunday night
* He told other countries to 'step up' their preparations for outbreaks on home soil
* Pointed to climbing number of new cases in people who've never been to China
* More than 40,000 people have so far been infected and at least 900 have died
The 40,000 confirmed cases of coronavirus may only be the ‘tip of the iceberg’, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has warned.
Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus, director general at the WHO, urged other countries to 'step up' preparations because the epidemic may be more widespread than thought.
He pointed to a climbing number of cases in people who have never been to Wuhan, the outbreak's epicentre, or China – where 99 per cent of cases have been recorded.
The warning comes after a businessman from Brighton caught the killer infection at a work conference in Singapore and is thought to have infected at least 11 others at a ski resort in the French Alps.
Figures show at least 900 people have died from the coronavirus across the world, with all but two of the deaths recorded in China.
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