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FIA monitoring China situation as virus continues

Formula 1’s governing body, the FIA, says it is monitoring the situation in China, amid the ongoing outbreak of a coronavirus. The virus, thought to have originated in the Chinese city of Wuhan, broke out in December 2019, and has gained greater prominence this month. As of Tuesday the World Health Organisation and China’s National Health Commission confirmed that 132 deaths have been attributed to the virus. There have been almost 6,000 cases of the virus, which has now spread beyond mainland China, with other nations reporting cases. In the United Kingdom the Foreign Office issued an update on Tuesday to warn against all but essential travel to mainland China. The WHO...
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