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| Campaign comes as UK prepares evacuation flight for cruise ship passengers. Follow the latest news | Campaign comes as UK prepares evacuation flight for cruise ship passengers. Follow the latest news |
| Repatriating passengers from the coronavirus-stricken cruise ship in Japan is not without risks, a medical expert has said. | |
| Paul Hunter, professor in Medicine at the University of East Anglia, said: | |
| He noted that while the quarantine seems to have been effective at stopping the spread of infection around the world as passengers return home or continue their travels, it hasn’t stopped the coronavirus passing between passengers and crew. | |
| Many countries, including the US, Canada and Australia have either evacuated their citizens or are in the process of doing so. | |
| The UK government has said it is in the process of organising a flight to bring back British nationals as soon as possible. | |
| Boris Johnson has spoken with the president of China about the coronavirus outbreak. | Boris Johnson has spoken with the president of China about the coronavirus outbreak. |
| A Downing Street spokesman said: | A Downing Street spokesman said: |
| The spokesman added that ahead of COP26 in Glasgow and the Convention on Biological Diversity Summit in China, the two leaders pledged to would work closely together on the issue of climate change. | The spokesman added that ahead of COP26 in Glasgow and the Convention on Biological Diversity Summit in China, the two leaders pledged to would work closely together on the issue of climate change. |
| A social media campaign in Australia is urging people eat at Chinese restaurants, to combat disinformation and racialised stigma surrounding the coronavirus outbreak. | A social media campaign in Australia is urging people eat at Chinese restaurants, to combat disinformation and racialised stigma surrounding the coronavirus outbreak. |
| The #IWillEatWithYou campaign hopes to boost struggling Chinese businesses in the country, with many owners reporting a drop in sales caused by coronavirus fears. | The #IWillEatWithYou campaign hopes to boost struggling Chinese businesses in the country, with many owners reporting a drop in sales caused by coronavirus fears. |
| On the campaign page, set up by Australian political activist group GetUp!, a call to action reads: | On the campaign page, set up by Australian political activist group GetUp!, a call to action reads: |
| The Foreign Office has the “utmost concern” for the British people on the Diamond Princess cruise ship in Japan, two of whom may have tested positive for the virus. | The Foreign Office has the “utmost concern” for the British people on the Diamond Princess cruise ship in Japan, two of whom may have tested positive for the virus. |
| In an updated statement, a spokesman for the Foreign and Commonwealth Office said: | In an updated statement, a spokesman for the Foreign and Commonwealth Office said: |
| The UK accounting watchdog has called on all British businesses to flag up the full extent of the risks posed by the coronavirus outbreak to their companies, PA Media reports. | The UK accounting watchdog has called on all British businesses to flag up the full extent of the risks posed by the coronavirus outbreak to their companies, PA Media reports. |
| The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) said companies had a duty to make “up-to-date and meaningful” disclosures to investors on the potential impact of the disease. | The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) said companies had a duty to make “up-to-date and meaningful” disclosures to investors on the potential impact of the disease. |
| PA Media also reported that the FRC is in talks with accountancy firms over the potential effect that coronavirus could have on their ability to sign off accounts, given travel restrictions in China. | PA Media also reported that the FRC is in talks with accountancy firms over the potential effect that coronavirus could have on their ability to sign off accounts, given travel restrictions in China. |
| UK firms with Chinese subsidiaries can only review audit files within the country, as Chinese data protection laws prevent this being done remotely. | UK firms with Chinese subsidiaries can only review audit files within the country, as Chinese data protection laws prevent this being done remotely. |
| An FRC spokesman said: | An FRC spokesman said: |
| Thirty doctors in Brighton are currently in isolation after coming into contact with a GP who tested positive for coronavirus, the Argus reported. | Thirty doctors in Brighton are currently in isolation after coming into contact with a GP who tested positive for coronavirus, the Argus reported. |
| A frontline clinician told the local paper: “There are 30 doctors in isolation after coming into contact with a GP who tested positive for coronavirus at the CCG meeting. Public Health England told them to self-isolate. This is a risk. | A frontline clinician told the local paper: “There are 30 doctors in isolation after coming into contact with a GP who tested positive for coronavirus at the CCG meeting. Public Health England told them to self-isolate. This is a risk. |
| “There would have been a day or two in between them coming into contact with the GP with coronavirus and being traced and told to self-isolate.” | “There would have been a day or two in between them coming into contact with the GP with coronavirus and being traced and told to self-isolate.” |
| A spokesman for Brighton and Hove CCG said there have been no new cases in the city for more than a week. He added: “All doctors and other primary care health workers in Brighton and Hove who were advised to ‘self-isolate’ as a precaution are expected to be returning to work this week.” | A spokesman for Brighton and Hove CCG said there have been no new cases in the city for more than a week. He added: “All doctors and other primary care health workers in Brighton and Hove who were advised to ‘self-isolate’ as a precaution are expected to be returning to work this week.” |
| The two-week quarantine of the Diamond Princess cruise ship ends on Wednesday, with thousands of passengers and crew set to disembark over the next several days in the port of Yokohama, near Tokyo. | The two-week quarantine of the Diamond Princess cruise ship ends on Wednesday, with thousands of passengers and crew set to disembark over the next several days in the port of Yokohama, near Tokyo. |
| But a number of scientists told the Associated Press that the ship could have served as an incubator for Covid-19 instead of a quarantine facility that was meant to prevent the worsening of the outbreak. | But a number of scientists told the Associated Press that the ship could have served as an incubator for Covid-19 instead of a quarantine facility that was meant to prevent the worsening of the outbreak. |
| “I suspect people were not as isolated from other people as we would have thought,” said Dr Paul Hunter, a professor of medicine at the University of East Anglia, in England. | “I suspect people were not as isolated from other people as we would have thought,” said Dr Paul Hunter, a professor of medicine at the University of East Anglia, in England. |
| “Obviously the quarantine hasn’t worked, and this ship has now become a source of infection,” said Dr Nathalie MacDermott, an outbreak expert at King’s College London.She said the exact mechanism of the virus’s spread was unknown. | “Obviously the quarantine hasn’t worked, and this ship has now become a source of infection,” said Dr Nathalie MacDermott, an outbreak expert at King’s College London.She said the exact mechanism of the virus’s spread was unknown. |
| “We need to understand how the quarantine measures onboard were implemented, what the air filtration onboard is like, how the cabins are connected and how waste products are disposed of,” MacDermott added. | “We need to understand how the quarantine measures onboard were implemented, what the air filtration onboard is like, how the cabins are connected and how waste products are disposed of,” MacDermott added. |
| A small number of Irish people are onboard two cruise ships where coronavirus has been detected, the Irish government has said, according to a report by PA Media. | A small number of Irish people are onboard two cruise ships where coronavirus has been detected, the Irish government has said, according to a report by PA Media. |
| Simon Coveney said his foreign affairs department was in contact with citizens on the Diamond Princess in Japan and the Westerdam off Cambodia. | Simon Coveney said his foreign affairs department was in contact with citizens on the Diamond Princess in Japan and the Westerdam off Cambodia. |
| He told RTÉ’s Morning Ireland: | He told RTÉ’s Morning Ireland: |
| The department said in a statement: | The department said in a statement: |
| The Associated Press has reported the latest breakdown of the number of cases and deaths from the coronavirus outbreak. | The Associated Press has reported the latest breakdown of the number of cases and deaths from the coronavirus outbreak. |
| The viral outbreak that began in China has infected more than 73,000 people worldwide. | The viral outbreak that began in China has infected more than 73,000 people worldwide. |
| Here are the latest figures reported by each government’s health authority as of Tuesday morning (UK time): | Here are the latest figures reported by each government’s health authority as of Tuesday morning (UK time): |
| Mainland China: 1,868 deaths among 72,436 cases, mostly in the central province of Hubei | Mainland China: 1,868 deaths among 72,436 cases, mostly in the central province of Hubei |
| Hong Kong: 58 cases, 1 death | Hong Kong: 58 cases, 1 death |
| Macao: 10 | Macao: 10 |
| Japan: 607 cases, including 542 from a cruise ship docked in Yokohama, 1 death | Japan: 607 cases, including 542 from a cruise ship docked in Yokohama, 1 death |
| Singapore: 77 cases | Singapore: 77 cases |
| Thailand: 35 | Thailand: 35 |
| South Korea: 31 | South Korea: 31 |
| Malaysia: 22 | Malaysia: 22 |
| Taiwan: 22 cases, 1 death | Taiwan: 22 cases, 1 death |
| Vietnam: 16 cases | Vietnam: 16 cases |
| Germany: 16 | Germany: 16 |
| United States: 15 cases; separately, 1 US citizen died in China | United States: 15 cases; separately, 1 US citizen died in China |
| Australia: 14 cases | Australia: 14 cases |
| France: 12 cases, 1 death | France: 12 cases, 1 death |
| United Kingdom: 9 cases | United Kingdom: 9 cases |
| United Arab Emirates: 9 | United Arab Emirates: 9 |
| Canada: 8 | Canada: 8 |
| Philippines: 3 cases, 1 death | Philippines: 3 cases, 1 death |
| India: 3 cases | India: 3 cases |
| Italy: 3 | Italy: 3 |
| Russia: 2 | Russia: 2 |
| Spain: 2 | Spain: 2 |
| Belgium: 1 | Belgium: 1 |
| Nepal: 1 | Nepal: 1 |
| Sri Lanka: 1 | Sri Lanka: 1 |
| Sweden: 1 | Sweden: 1 |
| Cambodia: 1 | Cambodia: 1 |
| Finland: 1 | Finland: 1 |
| Egypt: 1 | Egypt: 1 |
| Another 88 passengers onboard the Diamond Princess have tested positive for the new coronavirus, ABC News reports. | Another 88 passengers onboard the Diamond Princess have tested positive for the new coronavirus, ABC News reports. |
| The son of the British couple who tested positive for the coronavirus while on board the Diamond Princess described the government’s response as “appalling”. | The son of the British couple who tested positive for the coronavirus while on board the Diamond Princess described the government’s response as “appalling”. |
| David and Sally Abel, who published video diaries from a cruise ship quarantined off the coast of Japan, said they have tested positive for the new coronavirus. | David and Sally Abel, who published video diaries from a cruise ship quarantined off the coast of Japan, said they have tested positive for the new coronavirus. |
| Their son, Steve, told BBC Breakfast: “My assessment of the government treatment to them … appalling. | Their son, Steve, told BBC Breakfast: “My assessment of the government treatment to them … appalling. |
| “They haven’t done anything. They probably are behind the scenes, which is great if they are, but no one is communicating with us. The FCO have got my number, my wife’s number, my brother’s number, my sister’s number and they haven’t got back to us on anything. We’ve been calling them every day for about four or five days.” | “They haven’t done anything. They probably are behind the scenes, which is great if they are, but no one is communicating with us. The FCO have got my number, my wife’s number, my brother’s number, my sister’s number and they haven’t got back to us on anything. We’ve been calling them every day for about four or five days.” |
| David Abel, from Oxfordshire, announced on Facebook that he and Sally had tested positive for the new virus. In a later post, however, he said he doubted his diagnosis. | David Abel, from Oxfordshire, announced on Facebook that he and Sally had tested positive for the new virus. In a later post, however, he said he doubted his diagnosis. |
| “Frankly I think this is a setup! We are NOT being taken to a hospital but a hostel. That’s where partners are sent waiting out their quarantine,” he wrote. “No phone, no wifi and no medical facilities. I really am smelling a very big rat here! Waiting for the transfer now.” | “Frankly I think this is a setup! We are NOT being taken to a hospital but a hostel. That’s where partners are sent waiting out their quarantine,” he wrote. “No phone, no wifi and no medical facilities. I really am smelling a very big rat here! Waiting for the transfer now.” |
| Asked in the comments below one of his posts whether he was sure the test was positive, he replied: “I doubt it was positive. If it was, we would be in hospital.” | Asked in the comments below one of his posts whether he was sure the test was positive, he replied: “I doubt it was positive. If it was, we would be in hospital.” |
| Philippines’ tourism and travel industry is projected to lose billions of peso with the temporary travel ban imposed on travellers from China, in the aftermath of the novel coronavirus outbreak. | Philippines’ tourism and travel industry is projected to lose billions of peso with the temporary travel ban imposed on travellers from China, in the aftermath of the novel coronavirus outbreak. |