Will the coronavirus become a pandemic? The experts weigh in

As the number of infected people reaches 20,000, there is no consensus on what happens next
Jocelyn Wright
Coronavirus

The 2019 novel coronavirus may be poised to develop into a pandemic, according to some of the world’s leading infectious diseases experts.

“It’s very, very transmissible and it almost certainly is going to be a pandemic,” Dr Anthony Fauci, director of the US National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease, told the New York Times.