China

Irene and Francis Lau, along with their three-year-old son Freddie, have gone to Beijing, China to visit family for Chinese New Year. They haven't been outside for the last three days as most places are closed. Now, they are awaiting their flight back to the UK but have been told that British Airways flights ‘could be cancelled up two hours before they fly’. Irene is twenty-one weeks’ pregnant and worries she could get sick.
The government said it was working on plans to help British nationals leave Hubei province.
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One British man in Wuhan complained that the UK Embassy in Beijing has been "conveniently closed for the weekend".
The virus's ability to spread "seems to be getting stronger", China's health minister said.
Lunar New Year celebrations have been cancelled across the country as the virus continues to spread.
The first confirmed cases of the deadly virus were reported in Europe on Friday.
Public have been asked to avoid "all but essential travel” to Wuhan.
The coronavirus started in the Chinese city of Wuhan and has already seen hundreds taken ill, with 17 confirmed deaths. Heightened precautions are being taken in China and elsewhere by governments, as hundreds of millions of people are expected to travel both domestically and abroad for Lunar New Year celebrations.