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Australian scientists develop lab-grown version of deadly coronavirus

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The death toll from the new coronavirus has now risen to over 130, while the number of confirmed cases is now in 6000. Meanwhile, in what could be a major step in reigning in the disease, scientists in Australia say they've developed a lab-grown version of the coronavirus, the first to be recreated outside China.

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