WHO calls the coronavirus carnage in China the 'tip of the iceberg'

• For the first time, China reported over 100 deaths due to the novel coronavirus outbreak.
  
• As per World Health Organisation chief’s warnings, the numbers may not tell us the whole story and there’s a possibility of more cases around the world.
  
• WHO called for 400 world’s leading experts for a two-day global conference at its Geneva headquarters to discover effective treatments and vaccines.
  
  

Coronavirus is spreading fast and wide. The death toll in mainland China rose to 1,016 growing by 108 on a single day on February 11 . So far, China’s National Health Commission has reported 42,638 confirmed cases — out of which 2,478 were reported on Tuesday alone.

But it is not just China’s problem. As per World Health Organisation chief’s warnings, the numbers may not tell us the whole story and there’s a possibility of more cases around the world.

‘The detection of a small number of cases may indicate more widespread transmission in other countries; in short we may only be seeing the tip of the iceberg, said Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, World Health Organization (WHO).

WHO called for 400 world’s leading experts for a two-day global conference at its Geneva headquarters to discover effective treatments and vaccines. Ghebreyesus also asked all countries to share whatsoever information they have about nCOV in “real-time with WHO”. Moreover, it has not yet reached its goal to collect $675 million to help fight the outbreak.

The warning comes after a British citizen passed on the virus to at least 11 other people without even visiting China. The man, who was not named, was infected at a conference in Singapore. He then travelled to France to spend some days at the ski resort of Contamines Montjoie in the Alps and later he flew to England. Authorities are now trying to track down people he could have possibly infected.