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As the number of people infected by a new coronavirus rises, our correspondent continues his reports from around China.

A mass mobilization is underway reminiscent of Chairman Mao-era efforts, but there's a noticeable undercurrent of distrust.

Meanwhile, health authorities the world over are trying to understand more about the disease's transmission and its mortality.

The first question is whether it can be contained.

The next, how soon a vaccine will be brought to bear.

And a look at the increasing occurrence of ratings at work.

You're accustomed to leaving a review for your driver from Lyft, Uber, or Ola,

but what about when the one-star rating comes for you?

The coronavirus outbreak shows no sign of abating. The coronavirus outbreak shows no sign of abating. Yesterday, officials in China released their latest daily death toll from the virus.

97 people lost their lives, bringing the total to over 900.

That is more fatalities than the outbreak of the related SARS virus caused in 2002 and 2003.

More than 40,000 people have been diagnosed with the new virus in mainland China.

One of the early interventions of Chinese officials was to extend the Lunar New Year holiday

until today. But plenty of businesses remain shuttered.

Some of the biggest have delayed the return to work by another week.

In big cities, workers are being encouraged to work from home.

In some villages, people are opting to remain sequestered.

In others, government officials are ensuring it.

The Communist Party is still projecting a sense of complete control over the situation, though

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