THE INDEPENDENT: Coronavirus: 19 million people in UK ‘likely to have been infected already’, study finds

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Around 19 million people in the UK could have already been infected with the coronavirus, new research suggests.

A team of researchers from the University of Manchester, Salford Royal and Res Consortium have estimated that 29 per cent of the British population is “likely” to have had the virus by now.

The new study, published in the International Journal of Clinical Practice, is the first to use local authority “R” transmission rate data to attempt to assess the full impact of infection since the Covid-19 outbreak began.

 

*also reported by the BBC News Channel [no link], the Independent, the Express [p5], LBC Radio [no link], talkRADIO [no link], Xinhua, China.org, and Yahoo News.*

Period17 May 2020

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  • TitleCoronavirus: 19 million people in UK ‘likely to have been infected already’, study finds
    Media name/outletThe Independent
    Media typeWeb
    Country/TerritoryUnited Kingdom
    Date17/05/20
    DescriptionAround 19 million people in the UK could have already been infected with the coronavirus, new research suggests.

    A team of researchers from the University of Manchester, Salford Royal and Res Consortium have estimated that 29 per cent of the British population is “likely” to have had the virus by now.

    The new study, published in the International Journal of Clinical Practice, is the first to use local authority “R” transmission rate data to attempt to assess the full impact of infection since the Covid-19 outbreak began.
    URLhttps://www.independent.co.uk/news/health/coronavirus-19-million-uk-infected-study-antibody-test-cases-a9515886.html
    PersonsAdrian Heald
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  • coronavirus
  • COVID-19