Europe is now the ‘epicentre’ of Coronavirus with more daily cases on the continent than China was suffering at the height of its outbreak.
The claim that Europe is now outpacing China at its peak is particularly striking because the continent’s population, at around 740million, is well below China’s population of nearly 1.4billion.
Emergency wards have been springing up across Europe as panic spreads with even France’s Emmanuel Macron calling for tougher border controls.
Medics have been working from tents in Italy and Poland with patients placed on temporary beds while they are tested for the virus which has now killed more than 1,200 people in Europe.