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Japan Ups Responses against Wuhan Coronavirus as First Domestic Transmission Confirmed

January 29, 2020
The Japanese government is ramping up its efforts to contain the spread of a new strain of coronavirus as the number of infected nationals increases, with the first case of domestic transmission confirmed on January 28. In the morning of…

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