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04 February 2020 - 11:41 By Paige Muller
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The various strains of the coronavirus family cause different symptoms.
The various strains of the coronavirus family cause different symptoms.
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On Thursday, the director-general of the World Health Organisation (WHO) declared the outbreak of novel coronavirus a public health emergency of international concern.

By Tuesday, the global death toll had risen to 426 and confirmed cases had reached 19,000.

WHO manager of emergency response in Africa Michel Yao briefs us on what is known about the virus:

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