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#BREAKING Virus death toll in hard-hit Hubei surges by 242 in one day, government says

#UPDATE Virus death toll surges by 242 in one day as China changes way it counts cases.

Move is likely to fuel speculation that #coronavirus outbreak has been under-reported

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VIDEO: China virus fears trigger boom in online classes.

With schools in China and Hong Kong suspended until March in response to the #coronavirus outbreak, students and teachers are heading online to continue with their lessons

VIDEO: Residents of Hanoi, Vietnam, queue up to buy face masks, as concerns grow over the #coronavirus outbreak

#BREAKING 44 more novel #coronavirus cases on cruise ship in Japan: health minister

#BREAKING China removes top political leader of virus epicentre Hubei province: state media

China's Communist Party deploys old toolkit to battle a new enemy.

Banners, posters and propaganda used to mobilise the masses in a 'people's war' against #coronavirus

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US cruise ship blocked from several Asian ports over fears a passenger may be infected with #coronavirus, allowed to dock off Cambodia

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#UPDATE COVID-19 cases on cruise ship quarantined in Japan jump to 218
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#UPDATE China demotes top official in charge of Hong Kong

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VIDEO: Another 44 people on board a cruise ship in Japan have tested positive for COVID-19
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#BREAKING Japan announces first death of person infected with COVID-19

#UPDATE A woman in her 80s has become the first person with the new #coronavirus to die in Japan, the country's health minister said Thursday, cautioning it was not clear if the virus caused her death u.afp.com/33Gi

#BREAKING No major change in 'trajectory' of #coronavirus outbreak: WHO

#UPDATE China's official death toll from the new coronavirus has spiked dramatically after authorities changed their counting methods, fuelling concern the epidemic is far worse than being reported u.afp.com/33xA

#UPDATE China's death toll from the new coronavirus spiked dramatically after authorities changed their counting methods.

But the WHO moved to calm fears, saying the new numbers did "not represent a significant change in the trajectory of the outbreak" u.afp.com/33fy