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| Coronavirus: British mum told to leave young son behind in Wuhan | Coronavirus: British mum told to leave young son behind in Wuhan |
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| A British woman due to be flown out of Wuhan amid the coronavirus outbreak was told to leave behind her three-year-old son because he has a Chinese passport. | A British woman due to be flown out of Wuhan amid the coronavirus outbreak was told to leave behind her three-year-old son because he has a Chinese passport. |
| Up to 200 UK citizens will be flown out of China on Thursday and put into quarantine for two weeks in the UK. | Up to 200 UK citizens will be flown out of China on Thursday and put into quarantine for two weeks in the UK. |
| Natalie Francis, originally from York, said: "I literally had no words when I got the call." | Natalie Francis, originally from York, said: "I literally had no words when I got the call." |
| The Foreign and Commonwealth Office said its priority was to keep British nationals and their families together. | The Foreign and Commonwealth Office said its priority was to keep British nationals and their families together. |
| Under Chinese jurisdiction, only British passport holders who do not hold Chinese nationality are permitted to leave through assisted departure. | |
| Ms Francis said: "All three of us are in Wuhan at the moment. | |
| "Physically we are fine, but the stress of being locked up for so long... the emotional health is starting to suffer a little bit, especially after this news. | |
| "It's rare you ever feel genuinely helpless, where there is nothing you can do, nothing you can say. It was really upsetting." | "It's rare you ever feel genuinely helpless, where there is nothing you can do, nothing you can say. It was really upsetting." |
| Ms Francis, who works as a teacher in Wuhan, said at the start of the outbreak she, her husband, and their son, Jamie, had no plans to leave. | |
| However, over the past few days, she said "we started to panic" after reports younger children were being affected, especially as their son had pneumonia last year. | However, over the past few days, she said "we started to panic" after reports younger children were being affected, especially as their son had pneumonia last year. |
| "My husband said if you get the chance, take Jamie and go home. I don't know who can sort this out." | |
| A Foreign and Commonwealth Office spokesperson said: "The safety of British nationals is our top priority and we have been in close contact with British nationals and their family members who might need help. | A Foreign and Commonwealth Office spokesperson said: "The safety of British nationals is our top priority and we have been in close contact with British nationals and their family members who might need help. |
| "Our priority is to keep British nationals and their family members together and [we] have urgently raised this with the Chinese authorities." | "Our priority is to keep British nationals and their family members together and [we] have urgently raised this with the Chinese authorities." |
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