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>The real number of coronavirus cases is more than 75,000, according to a scientific model that says the outbreak will double in size every 6.4 days (businessweek)

Doubling every 6.4 days gets big fast. If it kept up that rate, which it won't, the world's population would all have it within 4 months. While it won't be that bad it has the potential to quickly run amok and kill many millions.




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