WATCH: What you need to know about novel coronavirus

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Public health officials around the world are working to control the spread of novel coronavirus, or COVID-19. The PBS NewsHour answered your questions about the new virus.

Nearly 77,000 people are sick with the virus globally and more than 2,200 people have died after they were infected, the World Health Organization reported Friday.

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