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THE TIMES OF INDIA | Mar 10, 2020, 08:38:26 IST
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Coronavirus outbreak: Threat of pandemic now very real, says WHO
The number of cases of coronavirus worldwide has crossed 110,000 people in 100 countries and territories with more than 3,800 dead. Italy is battling the deadliest outbreak outside of China with 366 people having died from 7,375 cases, much more deadly than in South Korea, which has seen a similar number of infections but just 51 deaths. The number of infected people in India has risen to 44. Stay with TOI for all the latest updates:
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