Britons flying home from Wuhan to be quarantined

For two weeks

Adam Saville
clock • 1 min read

Government plans to 'isolate' 200 British citizens returning to prevent spread of coronavirus

Health Secretary Matt Hancock has instructed UK officials to put Brits returning from Wuhan, the Chinese province at the centre of the coronavirus outbreak, into isolation - possibly at a UK military facility - for two weeks, it has been reported. The news comes as British Airways suspends all direct flights to and from mainland China because of the outbreak - until 31 January while it assesses the situation. Yesterday The Foreign Office warned Britons not to travel to mainland China, unless essential. There are no confirmed cases in the UK so far, however the virus has caused more th...

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