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25/01/2020 GMT

China virus spreads to Europe and Australia

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Forty one confirmed dead in China as coronavirus detected in Europe and Australia

The Chinese authorities have announced a further increase in the number of deaths from a new respiratory virus as the first cases are confirmed in Europe and Australia.

Also on the programme: new research suggests that the Japanese phenomenon of 'hikikomori' – or people who isolate themselves from society – is more widespread than previously thought. And: in the lead up to the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz our Religion Editor has been granted special access to Chelsea football club, which has commissioned a mural to mark the occasion.

(Photo: Pharmacy workers wearing protective clothes and masks serve customers in Wuhan on January 25, 2020. Credit: Getty Images)

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