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New French health minister: 'credible risk' of coronavirus pandemic

Newly-appointed French Health and Solidarity Minister Olivier Veran attends the opening debate on the French government's pensions reform bill at the National Assembly in Paris, France, February 17, 2020. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier

PARIS (Reuters) - New French health minister Olivier Veran said on Tuesday there is a "credible risk" China's coronavirus outbreak could turn into a pandemic, spreading across the world.

"This is both a working assumption and a credible risk," Veran told France Info radio.

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