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A man wearing protective face mask waits at a street corner with a bouquet on Valentine’s Day in Hong Kong, Friday, Feb. 14, 2020. China on Friday reported another sharp rise in the number of people infected with a new virus, as the death toll neared 1,400. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)