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China Extends Holiday by Three Days in Bid to Battle Virus
The National Palace Museum in Beijing is closed amid the spread of the new coronavirus. / Kyodo
By Kyodo News 27 January 2020
BEIJING—China said Monday it has extended the ongoing Lunar New Year holiday by three days until next Sunday in a bid to contain a new coronavirus that has stricken thousands in the country and spread overseas.
The announcement, reported by state broadcaster CCTV, comes as the death toll in China from the pneumonia-causing virus, which originated in Wuhan, Hubei Province, has risen to 80.
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