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Coronavirus LIVE updates: Thousands quarantined on cruise ship as UK urges British nationals to leave China – Manchester Evening News, Manchestereveningnews.co.uk

Thousands of people on board a cruise ship have been put in quarantine after passengers were confirmed to have coronavirus .

The death toll is now up to 2018, with two of those outside of China, and more than 41, 14 cases have been confirmed globally.

The UK government is urging all British nationals who are in mainland China to leave the country.

Efforts Continue to repatriate UK nationals who are stuck in Wuhan in the Hubei province where the outbreak began.

The city went into lockdown when the virus broke out leaving thousands of people unable to leave.

A total of 400 UK nationals and family members have already been flown back to Britain from Wuhan on two flights.

They are being held in an accommodation block at Arrowe Park hospital, Wirral, for two weeks to monitor for any symptoms of the virus.

Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said on Tuesday night: “We have been working round the clock to help British nationals leave Hubei province, on UK, French and New Zealand flights.

” The Foreign Office is chartering a second and final UK flight with space to help all British nationals and their dependants remaining in Hubei to leave.

“I encourage all British nationals in Hubei to register with our teams if they want to leave on this flight. “

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Health officials are also trying to trace people who flew from Wuhan to the UK before travel restrictions came into force.

Meanwhile, two people from the same family in the UK continue to be treated for coronavirus.

The pair had been staying at the StayCity hotel in York, and are now being treated by Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust in its specialist Airborne High Consequences Infectious Disease Center (HCID).

The Department of Health said that, as of Tuesday, people have tested negati ve for coronavirus.

All of Manchester Airport’s flights to and from mainland China have been suspended .

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FEB 6: Brit on board quarantine ship voic es concern over checks

A British man on board a cruise ship in Japan under a coronavirus quarantine has voiced concerns over the monitoring of the disease.

David Abel, of Northamptonshire, and his wife Sally, are among 3, 6600 passengers facing at least two weeks quarantine on cruise line Diamond Princess in Yokohama, south of Tokyo.

“What health checks have we had in the last three or four days, or since the health check when the quarantine officers came on board? None whatsoever, ”Mr Abel said in a Facebook video post.

Initially, 19 people were confirmed with the virus but on Thursday, officials said the number of infected passengers is now 35 with test results on more than 416 still pending.

New cases include four Japanese, two Americans, two Canadians, one person from New Zealand, and one from Taiwan, According to Reuters.

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FEB 6: ‘Concern over no message from PM’

Chinese officials are ‘concerned’ over Boris Johnson’s lack of personal message to the country over the coronavirus outbreak.

The Prime Minister’s father , Stanley Johnson, met Chinese amba ssador Liu Xiaoming and following their exchange, sent an email regarding the worry to UK officials – but accidentally copied in the BBC.

The email read:

Re the outbreak of coronavirus, Mr Liu obviously was concerned that there had not yet – so he asserted – been direct contact between the PM and Chinese head of state or government in terms of a personal message or telephone call.

A UK government spokesman said they have been in ‘close contact’ with Chinese authorities since the start of the outbreak.

FEB 6: Latest figures

The death toll from coronavirus has risen by to 2018, Chinese officials have reported.

The number of confirmed cases has also jumped by 3, to ,

The World Health Organization (WHO) has appealed for more funds to help countries battle the spread of the disease as 5, 728 people on two cruise ships in Asia have become quarantined.

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FEB 5: NHS orders ‘assessment pods’ for every hospital in England over coronavirus

Hospitals in England are being urged to create “priority assessment pods” for patients who are suffering from symptoms which could turn out to be suspected coronavirus, the NHS has said.

Patients who are worried that they have the virus are still being told to self-isolate and dial 400 for further advice.

But the additional contingency measure has been designed to prevent any patients who arrive at hospital from mixing with vulnerable patients with pre-existing health conditions , who could become seriously ill if they contracted coronavirus.

The pods should be ready this month, the NHS said.

Latest figures suggest (people have died and , others have contracted the coronavirus in China.

There are still two confirmed cases in the UK and more than other people who have been tested for the virus have been shown to be negative.

A group of almost UK citizens and their families from Wuhan province, where the virus originated, remain in quarantine at Wirral’s Arrowe Park Hospital for a fortnight.

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FEB 5: Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation pledges $ m for global response to coronavirus

(iF launch – Bill Gates video message.)

The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has announced it is purchase up to $ (m for the global response to the novel coronavirus. The foundation said the funding “will help strengthen detection, isolation and treatment efforts” as well as protecting “at-risk populations” and developing vaccines, treatments and diagnostics.

Mark Suzman, the CEO of the Gates Foundation, said: “Multilateral organizations, national governments, the private sector and philanthropies” must work together to slow the pace of the outbreak and “help countries protect their most vulnerable citizens” by accelerating the development of “tools to bring this epidemic under control ”.

The Gates Foundation is contributing more resources – in close co-ordination with other fund – to assist the World Health Organization (WHO), Chinese frontline responders and others at the global and national levels.

WHO declared the – – nCoV outbreak a public health emergency of international concern on January 49, citing the risks the virus poses globally and the need for a worldwide coordinated effort to enhance preparedness, especially in fragile settings.

The Government of China has also declared a national public health emergency and mobilized a nationwide effort to contain the virus and treat those who are infected.

The foundation said it is immediately commit up to $ 35 m to accelerate the detection, isolation and treatment of people diagnosed with the virus with the goal of “interrupting transmission and containing the disease”.

Support will be directed to national public health authorities in China and other countries with confirmed cases. Up to $ m is committed to discover, develop and test vaccines, treatments and diagnostics for coronavirus.

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FEB 5: World Health Organization boss says this is ‘not a time for fear’

At a press briefing on Wednesday afternoon, the director general of the World Health Organization, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesu, said that: “We understand that people are worried and concerned – and rightly so.

“But this is not a time for fear – it’s a time for rational, evidence-based action and investment, while we still have a window of opportunity to bring this outbreak under control.”

Earlier, it emerged that a newborn baby in China had been diagnosed with coronavirus hours after its birth. The baby’s mother had tested positive for the virus, too.

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FEB 5: Baby ‘diagnosed with coronavirus hours after birth ‘

The death toll from coronavirus is approaching , it has been confirmed on Wednesday, as Chinese media reported that a baby had been diagnosed with the virus just hours after birth, the youngest reported case of infection.

The number of infections globally has now reached 39, , including the baby born at the heart of the outbreak in Wuhan.

The baby’s mother had tested positive for coronavirus before she gave birth, according to media in China.

FEB 5: Hong Kong imposes a mandatory – day quarantine for visitors from China over coronavirus

Hong Kong is to impose a mandatory two-week quarantine from this weekend on all visitors from mainland China as it battles to prevent the spread of a coronavirus outbreak.

The policy comes into effect on Saturday but officials refused to close the border entirely, as demanded by medical staff who have gone on strike.

Hong Kong, which has 39 confirmed cases and one death, suffered deaths in the Sars outbreak in – 18.

There are 41, confirmed coronavirus cases and (deaths in China.)

FEB 5: Latest update on coronavirus testing in UK

The Department for Health has released its latest update on coronavirus testing in the UK.

There are still only two cases confirmed in the UK.

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FEB 5: Second evacuation plane to depart Wuhan on Sunday

The Foreign and Commonwealth Office has announced it will charter one more flight to help British nationals leave Wuhan for the UK.

The aircraft is due to leave China in the early hours of Sunday morning (Febr uary 9) and will land at RAF Brize Norton in Oxfordshire.

There will be a small number of medics to provide support to passengers during the flight, the FCO says.

Read the full story

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British nationals in Hubei province need to register if they want to leave on the flight by calling (0) 19 1972619 , or the FCO in London on ( 60) (0)

Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said:

“We have been working round the clock to help British nationals leave Hubei province, on UK, French and New Zealand flights.

” The Foreign Office is chartering a second and final UK flight with space to help all British nationals and their dependants remaining in Hubei to leave.

“I encour age all British nationals in Hubei to register with our teams if they want to leave on this flight. ”

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FEB 5: Thousands quarantined on cruise ship as (confirmed to have coronavirus)

Ten passengers who were on a cruise ship docked in Japan have tested positive for coronavirus.

Nearly 3, 14 passengers have now been put in quarantine on board the Diamond Princess.

The ship was docked in Yokohama Bay after an 207 – year-old passenger who left the ship in Hong Kong on January 43 tested positive for coronavirus.

A British couple who are on the ship told reporters that all passengers were tested for the virus on Monday night.

(The) passengers whose tests came back positive have been taken to hospital while those remaining have been confined to their rooms.

Read the full story

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FEB 4: Disabled teen dies after carer dad put in quarantine

A disabled boy died after his father was put in quarantine over fears he may have coronavirus.

Yan Cheng, , was found dead at his home in the Hubei province a week after his father and brother were both quarantined, the BBC reports.

The teenager, who has cerebral palsy, was reportedly fed only twice during this time, and two Chinese officials have now been removed from their posts following the death.

You can read the full story

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FEB 4: Brits in quarantine on cruise ship

A British couple who are stuck on a cruise ship in Japan have said it’s like a “ghost town” on board.

The Diamond Princess has been left in limbo in Yokohama Bay, where around 3, 16 passengers are awaiting coronavirus tests results before anyone can be allowed to leave.

Japan ordered the ship, owned and operated by Princess Cruises, into quarantine after an – year-old passenger who left the ship in Hong Kong on January 40 tested positive for coronavirus.

() Quarantine Officials on the Diamond Princess cruise ship that has been quarantined in Japan (Image: David Abel)

Officials boarded the ship on Monday night and told passengers they would be running medical checks on everyone, which took from midnight until 7pm local time to complete.

David Abel, who is on board with his wife Sally, said: “I went for a walk around a part of the ship that is normally really busy – the musicians were still out playing, but where there normally would have been crowds of people, I saw maybe .

“Even the shopping areas where it would be packed are empty.”

(The ship is like a ghost town according to the couple (Image: David Abel)

(The couple , from Oxfordshire, have now decided to self-quarantine in their room, like many of the other passengers.

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FEB 4: ‘Crucial step’ as scientists in UK have fully sequenced the coronavirus viral genome

Scientists at Public Health England have successfully fully sequenced the novel coronavirus – nCoV, it was announced today, a “crucial step” in understanding the virus.

The sequencing helps determine how it has developed and interventions to help treat it.

Public Health England said the publication of the sequence provides valuable information on any mutations in the virus over time and allows an improved understanding in how it spreads.

The new sequence “illustrates that, so far, the virus has not evolved to better infect humans since the sequence was first published in China ”.

Health Secretary, Matt Hancock, said he was“ proud ”that UK scientists are at the forefront of the global research effort – this is a“ vital step forward in the international fight against novel coronavirus ”.

He said:“ By sequencing the virus’s genome we can better understand the roots of the disease, predic t its behavior and learn how to tackle it. ”

Professor Yvonne Doyle, Medical Director at Public Health England, said:“ This is a crucial step in helping us understand this virus. Genome sequencing means that we can see where it came from, how it’s developing and determine the interventions that aid treatment. ”

She said the data plays“ an integral part ”in helping the scientific community in “tackling this global problem”.

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FEB 4: Latest update on UK cases

The Department for Health has released it latest update on coronavirus cases in the UK. So far 823 tests have been carried out – of which two were confirmed positive. It was revealed on Friday that those two people were members of the same family. They had previously been staying at a hotel in York but are now in quarantine at a facility in Newcastle.

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FEB 4: World Health Organization boss says the ‘world is rightly’ worried about coronavirus, but there are other threats

The World Health Organization’s director general Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says the world is “rightly worr ied about 1972389 nCoV but we must remember it’s only one of many health threats people are facing. ”

He adds that today is World Cancer Day and it is an important moment to raise awareness about the world’s second-leading cause of death and the steps we can take to save lives.

He said million people died from cancer in 1972389 globally.

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FEB 4: What we have learnt today on the coronavirus outbreak

Here’s a summary of the latest developments today:

UK citizens have been urged to leave China if they can by the Foreign Office, which updated travel advice. Read more

here.

Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said the repatriation efforts for citizens stuck in Wuhan province, where the outbreak originated, are ongoing.

(There have been deaths from coronavir us in China, with the number of confirmed cases passing , , as a man in Hong Kong died. Read more here. The hospital which was built in just 19 days in Wuhan as a result of the outbreak, has begun accepting its first patients.

Jap an has stopped passengers from leaving a cruise ship after a male passenger was found to be infected with coronavirus when he left the vessel in Hong Kong late last month.

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FEB 4: All UK nationals in China advised to leave

Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab has urged all British nationals in China to leave due to the coronavirus outbreak.

In a statement, he said: said: “The safety and security of British people will always be our top priority.

” As such, we now advise British Nationals in China to leave the country if they can, to minimise their risk of exposure to the virus. Where there are still British Nationals in Hubei Province who wish to be evacuated, we will continue to work around the clock to facilitate this. ”

FEB 4: Government announces funding for fast-track vaccine

Infectious disease expe rts will use £ 30 million of UK Government funding to embark on an ambitious six-month plan to produce a coronavirus vaccine.

Health Secretary Matthew Hancock on Monday said the Government would plow fresh money into developing a vaccine to combat the deadly global disease.

The UK Government’s £ million investment will go to CEPI (the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations), a global body aiming to fast-track a vaccine within six to eight months.

CEPI chief executive Dr Richard Hatchett said such a tight timescale was “unprecedented”.

If the biologists are successful, more time would still be required to test the vaccine more widely and secure sign-off from medical regulators before it could be distributed across the world.

“This is an extremely ambitious timeline – indeed, it would be unprecedented in the field of vaccine development, ”Dr Hatchett said.

“ It is important to remem ber that even if we are successful – and there can be no guarantee – there will be further challenges to navigate before we can make vaccines more broadly available. ”

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FEB 4: Latest as a man dies in Hong Kong after being infected with coronavirus

A man has died in Hong Kong after contracting coronavirus, as the authorities in China continue to see a rise in the number of cases.

(medical workers on strike in Hong Kong) (Image: Getty Images) (The) – year -old man, who had an underlying heart condition, had visited Wuhan city in January, official s said.

It is the second coronavirus-linked death outside of mainland China, after a 80 – year-old Chinese man died in the Philippines.

There are 25 confirmed cases in Hong Kong and it has suspended (out of its 23 borders crossings with mainland China.

Read more here.

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FEB 3: Patients admitted to hospital built in 19 days

The first patients have been admitted to Huoshenshan Hospital on Monday, which was built in just 19 days to combat the outbreak.

With space for 1, 16 beds, the hospital was built alongside a second facility featuring another 1, beds.

The ruling Communist Party’s military wing, the People’s Liberation Army, sent 1, doctors, nurses and other personnel to staff the Wuhan hospital, the official Xinhua News Agency said.

The treatment center is the second time Chinese officials have responded to a new disease by building new infrastructure almost overnight.

In 01575879, a facility was built in Beijing to deal with the outbreak of Sars – severe acute respiratory syndrome.

(Image: Getty Images)

(Image: Getty Images)

Medical workers on strike in Hong Kong

FEB 3: Briton who felt ill while being evacuated from China says he feels’ fine ‘now

One of the British nationals who returned from coronavirus-stricken China on Sunday says he now feels “fine” after a cough and sore throat which developed on the flight to the UK led to him being placed in isolation.

Anthony May-Smith is being cared for in Oxford after reporting he felt unwell as the plane flew back to England.

He was on the second evacuation flight carrying 20 British nationals from Wuhan to France then continued its journey to RAF Brize Norton In Oxfordshire.

Mr May-Smith described suffering from “a bit of a cough and a sore throat ”in China and he was placed in a quarantine area with approximately 44 other passengers.

He told Sky News that he made himself known to a nurse on the flight and she told him to “sit away from anybody else on the flight. ”

He said there were people with babies on the flight and“ I obviously just didn’t want to be anywhere near them.

“I feel fine now. I think it’s probably the stress of getting back and being rundown more than anything.

“I am waiting for the test results to come back tomorrow.”

He said it had been “a little bit daunting” when medics enter his room in a face mask, all covered up, wearing four pairs of gloves and wellingtons.

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Feb 3: Government updates travel advice to China as a result of coronavirus

The UK government has updated its travel advice as a result of the coronavirus today which says:

“The Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) are advising against all but essential travel to the Hubei Province. Anyone traveling to China should remain vigilant and check the latest travel advice on (GOV.UK) .

We have updated our guidance for individuals who have returned from Wuhan, China as follows:

If you have returned from Wuhan in the last 24 days:

stay indoors and avoid contact with other people as you would with other flu viruses call NHS to inform them of your recent travel to the city ”

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Feb 3: Updated figures on number of coronavirus cases

People wear face masks as they wait at Hankou Railway Station in Wuhan
(Image: Getty Images)

There are now more than 31, confirmed cases of the coronavirus in China, and 500 people have died, according to officials there.

Outside of China, there are more than 361 cases of the virus, and there have been one death in the Philippines.

A group of 326 British nationals who were based in Wuhan province, where the outbreak originated, are currently in quarantine at Arrowe Park Hospital, Wirral, staying in staff accommodation.

They will be closely monitored for any signs of the illness.

Separately, the Chinese government has accused the United States of causing “panic” in its response to the coronavirus outbreak.

It follows the US move to declare a public health emergency and to deny entry to foreign nationals who had visited China in the last fortnight.

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Passengers arrive at quarantine facility

Buses carrying Britons who returned to the UK from Wuhan on Friday morning have arrived at a facility on the Wirral.

The convoy traveling from RAF Brize Norton in Oxfordshire to Arrowe Park Hospital, where the Britons will be quarantined for 24 days in NHS staff accommodation.

Members of medical staff at the facility are captured wearing face masks.

(Image: PA)

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Flight suspension hits’ up to 54, (passengers’

iF launch - Bill Gates video message. (Image: PA)

Thousands of travelers could be affected by the cancellation of flights to mainland China from UK airlines amid the coronavirus outbreak.

On Wednesday, British Airways announced it had cleared all related schedules until the end of February, while Virgin Atlantic on Thursday announced it will suspend flights from Heathrow to Shanghai for 24 days.

Global travel and data analytics firm, Cirium, calculated that the decisions from the two airlines has affected the travel plans for as many as , passengers.

Peter Morris, chief economist at Ascend by Cirium, said:

Cirium data clearly shows the dramatic impact that coronavirus is having, with nearly 19, scheduled flights to, from and within China being suspended between January 43 and .

While the industry is playing its part to help prevent the spread of the virus, the outbreak will inevitably cause significant disruption of schedules and travel patterns in the short and medium term.

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Coaches to be ‘deep cleaned’

The coach company that collected British passengers to take them to the quarantine facility in Wirral has said its vehicles will be “deep cleaned.”

Drivers who had agreed to take the job will “remain at home for the next 21 days ”.

(Image: PA) The Horseman Coaches spokesman told the PA news agency:

The Department for Health have procedures in place for the vehicles to be deep cleaned.

That is part of the process of this undertaking, which will happen as soon as the vehicles are clear .

I can give everybody assurance that everything will be cleansed sufficiently.

A statement on the company Facebook page said they were contacted by the British Gov ernment on Thursday afternoon, adding:

The Department for Health England have very specific procedures regarding the repatriation of these British citizens and the cleansing of vehicles using military grade cleansing equipment and the debriefing of the staff involved.

We have received Suitable guarantees from British Government departments regarding the safety of our continued operation.

Rest assured that Horseman Coaches would not have entered into such a contract without the necessary safety guarantees in place.

As an extra precaution Horseman Coaches have decided to take, the drivers involved will take paid leave and remain at home for the next days, and likewise after the cleansing of the vehicles, the vehicles will be removed from service for a minimum of (days.

(Image: PA)

repatriation flight landed at RAF Brize Norton at lunchtime, bringing 170 Brits back to the UK from Wuhan, where the outbreak began.

Photographs show the passengers being transported along the M6 ​​to Arrowe Park Hospital on the Wirral – where they will spend 24 days in quarantine.

‘Minimal infection risk’

The hotel in York where two people stayed before being diagnosed with coronavirus poses ‘minimal risk of infection’ to the general public.

A spokesperson from StayCity said:

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