China sees 2,641 new coronavirus cases, 143 deaths, as it struggles to slow spread
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More than 2,600 new cases were confirmed from a coronavirus outbreak in mainland China, the National Health Commission said on Saturday, a day after people returning to the capital from holidays were ordered to quarantine themselves for 14 days to try to contain its spread.