Claim: 19 million people in the UK have already been infected with the new coronavirus.
Fact-check: It is not clear that 19 million people have already had the new coronavirus - Full Fact
Verdict: this is according to a new piece of statistical research, but this research has been challenged by other scientists and is highly uncertain. other early estimates have estimated the prevalence to be lower, but it's impossible to tell how accurate these will turn out to be.
Organisation: Full Fact
Author: Leo Benedictus
Date published: 2020-05-27T00:00:00