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HONG KONG: Hong Kong said on Wednesday a mysterious pneumonia virus that has killed at least 50 people worldwide was spreading in the city of nearly seven million people. It was the first time the Government had said the disease was spreading in the general population. Previously, it had said it was largely confined to hospital staff and relatives of infected patients who had been in close contact with them. ``We can see the trend of the figure climbing. People from all walks of life have been infected,'' Hong Kong Deputy Director of Health, Leung Pak-yin, told a news conference. Eleven people have died from the disease in Hong Kong and more than 300 others have been infected. Meanwhile, all cases of mystery pneumonia in southern China since November show symptoms consistent with severe acute respiratory syndrome, says WHO. AP
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