The world’s coronavirus problem is much bigger than we thought

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Couple walking in Madrid, Spain.

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  • A new study from Spain attempted to determine the real scope of the novel coronavirus infection in the country.
  • Researchers tested people for coronavirus antibodies, a sign they may have been infected and survived COVID-19 already.
  • The data suggests that nearly 5% of Spain’s population may have been infected, and 90% of them went undiagnosed.
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Throughout Europe and the US, countries and states are slowly opening up their economies following weeks of social distancing measures that cost millions of people their jobs. The threat hasn’t disappeared, however, and people still risk contracting COVID-19 even in regions where the curve has been flattened significantly. That’s because the world’s coronavirus problem is much bigger than we thought. A study from Spain, one of the hardest-hit countries in the world, reveals that far more people caught the disease than the official numbers show.

However, not enough of the population got infected for Spain to reach so-called herd immunity, which would reduce the risk of infections significantly. Moreover, the research shows the virus has been able to spread in communities with terrifying speed, and that it’s not done spreading yet. Finally, the study offers a better perspective of COVID-19’s real fatality rate and the risk associated with opening the economy to normal levels.

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