Coronavirus is sparing children. No one knows why.

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🗓️ 11 March 2020

⏱️ 32 minutes

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The WHO has declared the coronavirus a global pandemic. On today’s Post Reports, William Wan says the virus is sparing kids — and understanding why could be key to finding a treatment or vaccine. Political reporter Aaron Blake reports on Biden’s “Big Tuesday” wins. And Robert Samuels talks to a Bernie supporter who is second-guessing his behavior online.

The coronavirus seems to be sparing kids, and understanding why may be crucial to defeat the virus. Follow our live coverage here.

The results from Tuesday’s primary contests are still coming in, but Joe Biden pulled ahead of Bernie Sanders as the clear front-runner in the Democratic race for the White House.

Sanders supporters are beginning to wonder whether the campaign tactics help or hurt his chance of a presidency.

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0:00.0	From the newsroom of the Washington Post.
0:04.3	Hi, good afternoon.
0:06.8	This is Tulu O'Rourke with the Washington Post.
0:09.3	Hi, this is Amy Britton calling me the post.
0:11.6	This is Peter J. Avisson from the Washington Post.
0:13.4	This is Post Reports.
0:14.9	I'm routine powers.
0:18.9	It's Wednesday, March 11th.
0:23.2	Today, why the coronavirus seems to be sparing kids?
0:27.2	Biden's big win on Big Tuesday.
0:29.9	And the doubts of a Bernie brew.
0:36.3	WHO has been assessing this outbreak around the clock and we're deeply concerned both by
0:44.8	the alarming levels of spread and severity and by the alarming levels of inaction.
0:54.8	On Wednesday, the World Health Organization confirmed what epidemiologists have been
0:59.0	saying for weeks.
1:00.7	The coronavirus is a global pandemic.
1:03.3	Although this is the first coronavirus to be labeled as pandemic, at the same time, we believe
1:13.9	that it will be the first also to be able to be contained or controlled.
1:19.9	We should double down and we should be more aggressive.
1:25.4	That's what we're saying.
1:28.3	At this point, there are more than 120,000 coronavirus cases worldwide.
1:33.4	And in the U.S., the number of cases has doubled in a matter of days, more than 1,000 as of
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