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Trump downplays epidemic fears as virus spreads around world

US President Donald Trump speaks at a news conference on the COVID-19 outbreak as CDC Principal Deputy Director Anne Schuchat (R) looks on at the White House

President Donald Trump has played down fears of a major coronavirus outbreak in the United States, even as infections ricochet around the world, prompting Saudi Arabia to ban pilgrims from visiting Islam's holiest sites.

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