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Coronavirus spreads to new regions

CORONAVIRUS has infected more than 81,000 people globally as new cases were discovered in a growing list of territories today.

The Covid-19 virus has killed over 2,700 people throughout the world, with the majority of fatalities in China where it was first discovered.

Germany, France and Spain were among the places with a growing caseload and more than 200 cases in northern Italy have been reported.

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