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CORONAVIRUS March 4th. Many fun activities have been

shut down. They also extended their winter
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break. Wuhan’s all public transit has halted.

People don’t go to restaurants. Instead, they
A new disease which began in Wuhan,
order take outs.
China has continued to grow rapidly. Experts
The virus has also affected cruise lines. The
are working hard to learn about and control
diamond princess is stuck in Japan as a
the virus.
quarantine ship. Royal Caribbean
How did this happen? Experts say the virus
International has cancelled 18 cruises. The
came from a market where live animals were
cruise ship Westerdam was rejected by a lot
sold. The virus is believed to have jumped from
of countries before docking at Sihanou kville,
animals to humans.
Cambodia. Three airports in Canada have
What’s happening now? The number of
extra health screening questions for entering
cases has gone up higher than ever. There are
travelers. The U.S agencies have screened
over 7,000 cases and 200 deaths. Two new
17,000 passengers for coronavirus at eleven
hospitals for treating Wuhan’s coron avirus are
airports.
being built.
Masks are useful but not a lot. Masks on ly
China’s government canceled all the
prevent you from touching you face. You
celebrations of Chinese New Year.
should wash your hands daily. Use a paper or
I hope that the experts will find a cure to
anything that is clean to open door s. Press
protect people from the virus.
buttons with your elbows. These ways are
HOW COVID-19 helpful. Wash them! Cover them! Throw

AFFECTS OUR WORLD them! That means wash, cover, and throw

garbage away. Every country is wor king hard.
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If we have good hygiene, then it will die ou t.
COVID-19 known as novel coronavirus, in

China has affected our world. In China,
people have to work at home and chat by

email. For example, Volkswagen AG’s 3,500

workers in Beijing have to do that. Peop le
extended the New Year’s holidays until

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