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Coronavirus

Fact checking claims about the spread of Coronavirus.

The WHO have declared a ‘Global Health Emergency’ as health officials are urgently trying to contain the spread of a new coronavirus in China and beyond; but not all the information you read is correct. We fact-check a particularly hyperbolic claim about its spread that’s been doing the rounds on social media.

Presenter: Ruth Alexander
Producer: Anna Meisel

(Photo: A couple wear protective masks and goggles as they get off a train in Beijing, China / Credit: Kevin Frayer/Getty Images)

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9 minutes

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Tue 4 Feb 2020 03:50GMT

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  • Sat 1 Feb 2020 18:50GMT
  • Mon 3 Feb 2020 13:50GMT
  • Tue 4 Feb 2020 02:50GMT
  • Tue 4 Feb 2020 03:50GMT

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