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'Every scenario on the table' in China Virus Outbreak: WHO's Tedros

'Every scenario on the table' in China Virus Outbreak: WHO's Tedros

Apr 16 , 2020.

The latest data provided by China on people infected with coronavirus indicates a decline in new cases but "every scenario is still on the table" in terms of the epidemic's evolution, the World Health Organization said on Monday.


PUBLISHED ON Apr 16,2020 [ VOL 21 , NO 1042]

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