'There are very serious risks' for China in the coronavirus outbreak

Former Immigration Minister Amanda Vanstone says she thinks China’s coronavirus situation “could be worse than we know”.

Accusations raised against Chinese local authorities claim the true number of coronavirus fatalities have not been reported.

Ms Vanstone told Sky News host Chris Kenny determining death toll figures would not be a simple procedure because “it is not just that China is an authoritarian state," but "the size of the population,” would make the determination of accurate figures difficult.

She said “you can talk about things per capita but when you multiply that by the number of people there are very serious risks".

“For a country like China to shut down a city the size of Wuhan, it is an incredible response.”

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