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human-to-human transmission ( ! disease 
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outbreak until ,decemb] #ca1 #bjai2     
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by block+ a compreh5sive li/ (          
coronavirus-relat$ t]ms f onl9e         
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w>n$ 8 colleagues ( ! possible outbreak 
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 notifi$ by 8 ,*9ese colleagues (       
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doctors 9 ,wuhan rais$ ! possibility (  
human-to-human transmission ( ! virus1  
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record$ cases ( su* transmissions2      
,:]eas ,*9ese au?orities did n beg9 tak+
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until ,janu>y #bc1 #bjbj1 ov] two mon?s 
aft] ! fir/ report$ case ( ,,covid-#ai2 

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global outbreak ( ,coronavirus ,disease 
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 is a direct result ( ! ,p's ,republic (
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rights abuses1 includ+ its suppression (
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aggressive dome/ic & global propag&a    
campaign2  7#b7 ! ,p's ,republic ( ,*9a 
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,,covid-#ai2 &  7#c7 ! ,unit$ ,/ates &  
o!r c\ntries %\ld p]man5tly )hold       
paym5ts on debts ow$ to ! ,p's ,republic
 ( ,*9a 9 am\nts equal to ! public co/s 
incurr$ by su* c\ntries relat+ to       
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