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The rapid spread of coronavirus is showing no signs of abating with the latest confirmed cases of infection now standing at 247,595 and the death toll passing the 10,000th mark. Health experts say unless governments impose stricter measures in containing the spread of coronavirus, it will continue to wreak havoc. Why is it called coronavirus anyway, and what does the term "corona" mean?

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