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State: Risk 'Low' As Coronavirus Declared Global Health Emergency
The World Health Organization on Thursday declared the coronavirus a global health emergency after the first human-to-human transmission.

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The World Health Organization on Thursday declared the coronavirus a global health emergency after the first human-to-human transmission.

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