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A British national who caught the new coronavirus in Singapore and passed it on to 11 people has raised fears of a new phase of contagion abroad. [AFP / Glyn KIRK]
The death toll from a new coronavirus outbreak surged past 1,000 on Tuesday as the World Health Organization warned infected people who have not travelled to China could be the spark for a "bigger fire".
The rise came after President Xi Jinping made a rare visit to a hospital in Beijing, wearing protective gear as he chatted with medical workers and patients.
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