Coronavirus: UK advises British citizens to leave China – live updates
Advice comes after 39-year-old man in Hong Kong dies of the virus as WHO says outbreak is not yet a pandemic
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2.23pm GMT
The number of people who have tested negative for the virus in the UK is now up to 414, according to the latest daily update from the Department of Health and Social Care.
Two people who tested positive are being treated at a special unit in Newcastle.
UPDATE on #coronavirus testing in the UK:
As of 2pm on Tuesday 4 February 2020, a total of 416 tests have concluded:
414 were confirmed negative.
2 positive.
Updates will be published at 2pm daily until further notice.
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2.04pm GMT
A Belgian woman who has just tested positive for coronavirus was on the same French repatriation flight that brought back 11 UK evacuees from Wuhan.
The woman was one of nine Belgians on board the flight, Belgium's health agency said.
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