'Hidden' coronavirus cases could thwart containment efforts, experts warn
by Karen McVeigh and Peter Beaumont from Science | The Guardian on (#4YZKY)
Failure to report mild symptoms combined with highly contagious nature of disease raises fears existing figures are 'tip of the iceberg'
Global health experts have warned that "hidden" infections make containment of the coronavirus unlikely and raised fears that the rapidly rising caseload of 25,000 people could be the "tip of the iceberg".
"Hidden" cases - where people with mild symptoms do not seek medical help and so remain untested and unrecorded - combined with the highly contagious nature of the disease mean there could be "vastly more cases" than previously thought, according to Tom Frieden, a former director at the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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