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New virus: Over 85,000 infected globally, over 2,900 deaths

| February 29, 2020 3:05 AM

A viral outbreak that began in China has infected more than 85,000 people globally. The World Health Organization has named the illness COVID-19, referring to its origin late last year and the coronavirus that causes it.

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