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#BREAKING British Covid-19 variant in 70 countries, South Africa one in 31: WHO

#BREAKING #Norway closing borders to nearly all non-residents over novel #coronavirus fears: PM

#UPDATE Overall #Covid-19 cases have now topped 100 million worldwide and some 2.2 million people have died from the virus since the outbreak emerged in China in December 2019

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#BREAKING White House demands 'robust and clear' intl. probe into #COVID19 origins

#UPDATE It is "imperative we get to the bottom" of how the novel #coronavirus appeared and spread worldwide, the White House spokeswoman said

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