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As coronavirus becomes pandemic, here's how the world is dealing with it

Mainland China had 15 new infections, down from 24 cases a day earlier, bringing the total to 80,793. The death toll touched 3,169, up by 11 from the previous day

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India suspended a vast majority of visas to the country in a wide-reaching attempt to prevent the spread of coronavirus. Ministers would not travel abroad. Sporting events to be held in empty stadiums

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More than 127,000 people have been infected globally and over 4,700 have died, according to a Reuters tally of government announcements. Mainland China had 15 new infections, down from 24 cases a day earlier, bringing the total to 80,793. The death toll touched 3,169, up by 11 from the previous day.

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* Poland has reported its first death from coronavirus. So far 47 cases of coronavirus have been confirmed in the country.
* Greece reported its first fatality, a 66 year-old-man who had returned from a religious pilgrimage to Israel and Egypt at the end of February.
* Italy's death toll from the

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