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How the pandemic began in Europe

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March 5, 2021

Lombardy in Italy was the first place the horrors of COVID-19 were felt outside of China. As the virus spread there, emergency stations were transformed into intensive care units. DW takes a look at how the pandemic started in Europe.

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