Coronavirus spreading in China and beyond

Updated February 29 2020 - 8:18pm, first published 6:13pm
The number of countries where coronavirus cases have emerged continues to grow.
The number of countries where coronavirus cases have emerged continues to grow.

The rapid spread of the coronavirus increased fears of a pandemic on Friday, with eight countries reporting their first cases and the World Health Organization (WHO) raising its global spread and impact risk alert to "very high".

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