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People wearing protective masks spin a prayer wheel during a mass prayer for the victims of coronavirus, at Boudhha stupa, also known as Boudhanath, in Kathmandu, Nepal, 15 February 2020. The event was organized by the famous Chokyi Nyima Rinpoche of Ka-Nying Monastery. Nepal has so far reported only one case of infection. The disease caused by the novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) has been officially named COVID-19 by the World Health Organization (WHO). The outbreak, which originated in the Chinese city of Wuhan, has so far killed at least 1,526 people with over 67,000 infected worldwide, mostly in China. (Photo by Narendra Shrestha/EPA/EFE/Rex Features/Shutterstock)
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