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Mike 03

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Sat Feb 29, 2020, 08:23 AM Feb 2020

COVID-19 Coronavirus roundup. Headlines from the past hour. [View all]

Most of these stories hit Google news within the past hour.

NYT: Coronavirus Live Updates: 800 New Cases Reported in South Korea

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/29/world/coronavirus-news.html

Iranian MP 'dies of flu' as coronavirus spreads through country
Death toll rises to 43 with 593 confirmed cases, according to health ministry

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/coronavirus-iran-mp-death-toll-outbreak-mohammad-ali-ramazani-dastak-a9366121.html

(Amsterdam) ABOUT 100 TESTED FOR COVID-19 INCL. FAMILY OF AMSTERDAM CORONAVIRUS PATIENT

https://nltimes.nl/2020/02/29/100-tested-covid-19-incl-family-amsterdam-coronavirus-patient

Coronavirus live updates: France confirms 19 new cases of virus

https://www.fox13memphis.com/news/trending/coronavirus-live-updates-singapore-has-98-cases-mexico-has-first-cases/P2G5NZWVNVHPPONFRFVLSVRZ2Y/

California monitoring 8,400 people for symptoms of coronavirus

https://www.jpost.com/International/California-monitoring-8400-people-for-possible-coronavirus-619280

Iran says 'tens of thousands' may get tested for coronavirus
An Iranian Health Ministry spokesman says the Islamic Republic is preparing for the possibility of “tens of thousands” of people coming to get tested for the new coronavirus

https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/bahrain-threatens-untested-iran-arrest-amid-virus-69300053

Coronavirus spreading in California amid intense fight to slow outbreak

https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-02-29/intense-search-for-people-exposed-to-coronavirus-sparks-concern-in-solano-county

There are at least 4 coronavirus cases in the US that are not travel-related, officials say

https://www.click2houston.com/news/local/2020/02/29/there-are-at-least-4-coronavirus-cases-in-the-us-that-are-not-travel-related-officials-say/

Qatar reports first case of coronavirus - state news agency

https://www.reuters.com/article/china-health-qatar/qatar-reports-first-case-of-coronavirus-state-news-agency-idUSB2N2A0024

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Here's another one malaise Feb 2020 #7
The important thing about CV-19 is that all statistics are out of date localroger Feb 2020 #8
An interesting tidbit I read yesterday is that there are not enough hospital beds. LiberalArkie Feb 2020 #10
In China they built makeshift hospitals localroger Feb 2020 #11
thanks for the info trueblue2007 Feb 2020 #12
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