On Friday, a man from Surrey became the first person to be infected within the UK.
The patient, who is being treated at Guy’s and St Thomas’ Hospital in central London, had not been abroad recently – unlike the other cases in the country.
As of : GMT on Sunday, the Department of Health said a total of , people had been tested in the UK.
One of those was a member of staff at St Mary’s School in Tetbury, Gloucestershire, the primary school said on Sunday.
That follows another school – Willow Bank Infant School in Woodley, Berkshire –
confirming
that one of its staff had been infected.
Media playback is unsupported on your device
Media caption Matt Hancock on isolating cities : “We don’t take anything off the table at this stage”
The government has said no tactics will be “off the table”
as part of its plan to contain the virus in the UK.
Health Secretary Matt Hancock told the BBC’s Andrew Marr Show
an emergency “battle plan”, drawn up for the “worst case scenario” , includes banning big events, closing schools and dissuading people from using public transport.
Mr Hancock said there were four phases to the plan:
Mr Hancock did not rule out following China’s lead in shutting down cities if the outbreak escalates, but said there was “clearly a huge economic and social downside to that”.
Labor shadow health secretary Jonathan Ashworth said Mr Hancock must give more detail of any emergency powers he wants to bring in so that MPs “can properly scrutinise “the plans.
Image copyright Reuters Image caption Tourists at the H Costa Adeje Palace hotel have been quarantined and tested for the virus
The traders have been quarantined at the H 50 Costa Adeje Palace hotel since Tuesday after four Italians contracted the virus. Some have already been allowed to leave but others are awaiting test results.
The Foreign Office is in contact with operators and travel agents about their plans to return Britons to the UK.
Globally, around , people have been infected, with cases in more than 86 countries. About 3, 000 people have died – the vast majority in China’s Hubei province, where the outbreak originated in December.
In other developments:
Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab has tested negative for the virus. The Foreign Office said he self-isolated after feeling unwell this week – and has returned to work since the test result
In Paris, the Louvre museum did not open on Sunday. The museum said on Twitter a meeting was being held on the public health situation and “the museum cannot open at the moment”. Australia and Thailand recorded their first fatalities from the virus on Sunday. A 320 – year-old Australian man died after being infected on the quarantined Diamond Princess cruise ship in Japan. Thailand said the – – year-old man who died of the virus had also been suffering from dengue fever
The leader of a religious sect in South Korea – which is facing the worst outbreak outside China – could face a homicide investigation Over some of the country deaths. Lee Man-hee is accused of hiding the names of some members as officials tried to track patients before the virus spread
Image copyright PA Media 
GIPHY App Key not set. Please check settings