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Explained: What you need to know about the coronavirus right now

Argentina recorded Latin America's first death from the coronavirus. Bangladesh, Maldives, Bulgaria and Moldova reported their first cases.

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Iran, one of the other worst hit countries outside China, said 194 people had died from coronavirus and 6,566 were now infected.

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The spread
 
There are now more than 107,000 coronavirus cases and more than 3,600 deaths across the world, according to a Reuters tally of government announcements.
 
Italy ordered a virtual lockdown across a swathe of its wealthy north on Sunday, including the financial capital Milan, in a drastic attempt to try to contain the outbreak there.
 
The death toll in Italy has risen by 133 to 366, the Civil Protection Agency said on Sunday, by far the largest daily rise since the contagion came to light last month.
 
Britain recorded its largest daily rise in cases.

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