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Coronavirus cases on the rise across Europe and beyond
A priest wears a mask in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican

CORONAVIRUS continued to spread today, with the Netherlands reporting its first death while Serbia, Slovakia and Cameroon saw their first cases.

French President Emmanuel Macron said he expected the country to move to its highest alert level “in the coming days” as health authorities reported 577 confirmed French cases and nine deaths.

Serbia’s first case involved a man who had recently visited Budapest in Hungary, while Slovakia’s had recently returned from Venice.

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