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First death from coronavirus outside China
A man has died of coronavirus in the Philippines, the first outside China
The Philippines has reported the first death outside China from the new coronavirus, a 44 year old man who had recently been in Wuhan.
Also on the programme: the US announces it is expanding curbs on immigration to include six more countries, including Nigeria, Africa's most populous nation. And, in Iowa democratic presidential hopefuls are racing around the state trying to secure supporters ahead of next week’s caucus.
(Photo: People buying protective masks at a medical supplies store in Manila. Credit: Getty Images)
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