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The coronavirus is China’s biggest test since Tiananmen Square

16 February 2020

4:48 AM

16 February 2020

4:48 AM

Over 1,500 Chinese have died from the coronavirus, with tens of millions quarantined in their own homes. President Xi is keeping a low profile, mindful of the political dangers should China’s authorities fail to contain this killer bug.

In the UK, nine people have been diagnosed with the virus, including two GPs.

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