China, possible 1700 cases of infection linked to the new virus

May be 1.723 cases of infection linked to the mysterious coronavirus since December has caused two deaths in China, and many cases of pneumonia. A number of far higher than suggested by the official figures, which recorded 50 cases confirmed between China, Japan and Thailand. To launch the alarm are some scientists at the Imperial College of London, based on a calculation which takes into account the fact that the three were ‘exported’ abroad.