Coronavirus live updates: flight carrying Britons from Wuhan lands in UK
Cases also reported in Russia, as US advises against travel to China. Follow live updates and latest news
- ‘The city is suffocating’: diary of the Wuhan lockdown
- Two people in Britain test positive for coronavirus
- Help or hindrance? How Chinese politics affected response
- How to protect yourself from the coronavirus
- Share your stories
The hospital in Newcastle which is treating Britain’s first confirmed cases of coronavirus has urged other patients to attend their appointments as normal.
Two Chinese nationals were taken to the hospital from a hotel in York after displaying symptoms of the virus.
Eagle eyed readers are questioning why the driver of the coach, which is transferring passengers on the evacuation flight from Wuhan to the UK to Arrowe Park hospital in Wirral, is not wearing any protective clothing.
The driver in a high-vis jacket, is sat next to a medic who is wearing a full Hazmat suit including a helmet with a visor.