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January 27, 2020

Coronavirus Death Toll Reaches 81 in China as Disease Spreads Around the World
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The coronavirus outbreak continues to spread, with the death toll now
rising to at least 81 people in China. Nearly 60 million people are now
on partial or full lockdown. Entire cities have been essentially
quarantined, with residents unable to travel outside of a
government-designated area. The mayor and top government officials of
the city of Wuhan, which is at the center of the outbreak, have offered
to resign in the face of criticism that the early response to the
outbreak was too slow. Wuhan is now attempting to build a 1,000-bed
hospital in just 10 days to treat infected patients. Hong Kong has shut
down schools for several weeks.

Nearly 3,000 cases of the disease have been identified around the world,
though the number is expected to rise. Five cases have been confirmed in
the United States.


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