WHO says China’s coronavirus outbreak isn’t a global emergency yet
The Chinese government has locked down several large cities to stop the virus from spreading further
![Health screening in Guangzhou](https://i0.wp.com/www.sciencenews.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/012220_jl_coronavirus2_feat.jpg?fit=1028%2C579&ssl=1)
Wearing masks to protect against a novel coronavirus, Chinese citizens go through a health screening in Guangzhou, a city nearly 1,000 kilometers from where the outbreak first emerged in Wuhan.
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