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Fight against coronavirus enters 'decisive' phase: WHO

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WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus Source: Getty Images

The World Health Organisation says the fight against the coronavirus has now entered a decisive phase.

Updated 28/02/2020

By Charlotte Lam

There have been more than 82,000 global cases of COVID-19 with infections in every continent except Antarctica.

But the World Health Organisation says the coronavirus can be contained if governments "act aggressively now".

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