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Can the new coronavirus spread through building pipes? Two residents of a Hong Kong apartment building have fallen ill with the new coronavirus even though they live on different floors. An official wearing protective gear stands guard outside an entrance to the Hong Mei House residential building at Cheung Hong Estate in Hong Kong on Feb. 11, 2020, following the evacuation of more than 100 people from the housing block after residents in two different apartments tested positive for the new coronavirus. (Image: © ANTHONY WALLACE/AFP via Getty Images) Two residents of a Hong Kong apartment building have fallen ill...