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Coronavirus: France cancels all gatherings over 5,000 people amid virus fears

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France on Saturday cancelled all gatherings of 5,000 people or more in a bid to contain the coronavirus outbreak that is rapidly spreading across the world, as the World Health Organisation raised its risk alert to its highest level.The virus has now hit 59 countries across the globe, with more than 2,900 people killed and over 85,000 infected since it was first detected in the central Chinese city of Wuhan late last year.Its rapid spread beyond China’s borders in the past week has caused stock…



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