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WHO declares international health emergency due to rapid spread of the coronavirus




The World Health Organization (WHO) yesterday declared an international health emergency due to the rapid spread of the coronavirus.

The official death toll has now risen to 213, with almost 10,000 confirmed infections worldwide.

Nearly 60m people remain under lockdown conditions in China, as authorities struggle to contain the virus.

Many countries have moved to evacuate their citizens from China as the coronavirus outbreak takes hold.

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