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Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Passengers at a Hong Kong railway station The world is grappling with the new coronavirus, which has spread from China to at least 16 other countries, including the UK. Outbreaks of new infectious diseases are typically seen as a "one off". But the new…

Coronavirus case near Tokyo spurs alert for US military personnel in Japan Maj. Andrew Fisher, a flight surgeon for the 374th Medical Group, speaks about the Wuhan coronavirus at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Thursday, Jan. 23, 2020. THERON GODBOLD/STARS AND STRIPES By SETH ROBSON | STARS AND STRIPES Published: January…

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By Gabriel CROSSLEY and Yawen Chen BEIJING, Jan 23 (Reuters) - The public face of China's effort to control a new strain of coronavirus, which has killed 17 and infected nearly 600, is an 83-year-old doctor who became a household name 17 years ago for "daring to speak" in the…