Coronavirus: Virus cases rise rapidly in Europe and US - BBC News

The number of cases in Europe continues to rise, with more than 10,000 in Italy A UK health minister, Nadine Dorries, is among 382 cases in Britain There are now more than 1,000 confirmed cases in the US German Chancellor Angela Merkel has warned that according to experts, 60-70% of the German population could become infected with the coronavirus. She said that since there’s no cure yet, governments need to focus on slowing its spread. “When the virus is out there, the population has no immunity and no t