The death toll from a coronavirus outbreak in mainland China rose to 908 as of t...
FILE PHOTO: A passenger wearing a mask walks at the Shanghai railway station in China, as the country is hit by an outbreak of the novel coronavirus, February 9, 2020. REUTERS/Aly Song
The number of new deaths on Sunday rose 97, the NHC said in a statement on its website, another daily record increase.
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