WHO says 'One in 10 in world may have had COVID-19'

11:30:00 AM, Tuesday 6th of October 2020 | in coronavirus

In a special meeting, the leaders of the World Health Organization (WHO) said that one in 10 people around the world may have contracted Covid-19. A top official said the estimate meant "the vast majority of the world remains at risk", the BBC reported. Just over 35m people have been confirmed as being infected with coronavirus - the WHO's estimate puts the true figure at closer to 800m.