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A man sits alone on the metro to Beijing Capital Airport on January 30, 2020 in Beijing, China. The number of coronavirus cases rose to over 7000 in mainland China as the city of Wuhan is still under lock-down in an effort to contain the spread of the pneumonia-like disease which experts have confirmed can be passed from human to human. Chinese authorities have put travel restrictions on the city which is the epicenter of the virus and neighboring municipalities affecting tens of millions of people. The number of those who have died from the virus in China climbed to over 170 on Thursday, mostly in the Hubei province. With cases have been reported in other countries including the United States, Canada, Australia, Japan, South Korea, and France, the World Health Organization has warned all governments to be on alert, and its emergency committee is to meet later on Thursday to decide whether to declare a global health emergency. (Photo by Kevin Frayer/Getty Images)
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