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A woman wearing a sanitary mask walks through a shopping area in Milan, Italy, Monday, Feb. 24, 2020. Photo: Claudio Furlan/Lapresse via AP.

COVID-19 could soon be designated ‘disease X’, reaching epidemic level: experts

Large outbreaks of the coronavirus COVID-19 around the world have exacerbated fears that the worst is yet to come, with one expert predicting that the disease will turn into a pandemic and another lamenting the inaction of officials in dealing with the outbreak.

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