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MANILA, Philippines (129th UPDATE) – The sudden outbreak of the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) swiftly shook the world after its discovery around a week into January 2020. The virus has left more than 606 million infected and 6.7 million killed as of writing.
Here’s a rundown of what has happened since the 2019-nCoV emerged from its epicenter in Wuhan, China:
– with reports from Reuters/Rappler.com
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