What we know about the mode of contagion of the coronavirus

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A cashier wearing a mask with a plastic film to protect herself from the coronavirus, in a supermarket in Strasbourg, March 19, 2020. AFP / Frederick Florin

By: Nicolas Rocca

How does coronavirus spread? What are the characteristics of this virus, its symptoms, its incubation or even its duration? Elements of response with Nicolas Rocca.

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