First British national confirmed with disease 'travelled back from Singapore' – as it happened
Travellers returning to UK from countries including Japan, South Korea and Thailand are urged to 'self-isolate' if they feel ill. This blog is closed.
11.46pm GMT
As the crisis escalates, here's a summary of today's key events:
- The doctor who tried to raise the alarm about coronavirus in the early days of the outbreak in Wuhan died after contracting the disease. Early reports of the death of Li Wenliang were retracted, only for the doctor to succumb later in the day
11.41pm GMT
It is understood that police officers were used to seal off a section of the hospital in Derry tonight where a suspected case of coronavirus is being investigated. A mother and baby have been put into quarantine where they have been tested for symptoms of the virus. The hospital however remains open to all other patients with no one being discouraged to turn up to Altnagelvin.
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