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A security guard wears a protective suit and face mask as he holds a thermometer at the China Transinfo Technology Co., on the morning after the extended Lunar New Year holiday caused by the novel coronavirus outbreak in Beijing on February 10. Photo: Reuters

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Overnight, US stocks tumbled, leaving all three major benchmarks in negative territory for the year. A US health official warned the public to get ready for a coronavirus outbreak at home.

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