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Tuesday 4 February 2020 08:42
Follow latest updates as evacuated British nationals undergo 14-day quarantine
Hong Kong has reported its first coronavirus death, the second person killed by the disease outside mainland China, in an epidemic that has claimed more than 420 lives.
Meanwhile, British officials are continuing attempts to trace 239 people who flew to the UK from Wuhan, the city at the centre of the outbreak, before travel restrictions came into force.
Some 94 UK nationals have been evacuated from the city to Britain and are now undergoing 14 days in quarantine at Arrowe Park Hospital on the Wirral.
Follow the latest updates
The total number of coronavirus infections in China rose by 3,235 to 20,438, and there were at least 151 cases in 23 other countries and regions.
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has declared the flu-like virus a global emergency.
Belgium has reported its first case of coronavirus in a person who was repatriated from Wuhan.
The health ministry said the person was in good health and did not show any symptoms of the disease.
They were taken to a special hospital for further care, while other returnees remain under observation.
British officials are still trying to trace 239 people who flew from Wuhan, the city at the epicentre of the outbreak, to the UK before travel restrictions came into force.
A total of 94 UK nationals and their family members have been evacuated from the city and are now undergoing 14 days in quarantine at Arrowe Park Hospital on the Wirral.
The British Embassy in Beijing announced on Monday the last flights from China to the UK for British nationals were set to leave this week.
It said flights would be run by “partner countries” and any British nationals and their immediate families, including those with non-UK passports, must make themselves known if they wish to travel.
The death toll from the coronavirus outbreak has risen to over 420 and Hong Kong has reported its first death from the disease, the second outside of mainland China.
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