• At least 2,800 people have died worldwide, the vast majority in mainland China. • There have been more than 80,000 global cases. • There have been infections in every continent except Antarctica. Follow the latest updates on the novel coronavirus:
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Three more European countries have confirmed their first coronavirus cases, as the virus spreads across the continent.The case is a female patient who had visited Italy, the country at the center of the European outbreak. The patient had been in Italy for a month, and had been treated there, but wasn't tested for the virus.
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