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| Coronavirus: Britons returning from northern Italy told to self-isolate | Coronavirus: Britons returning from northern Italy told to self-isolate |
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| Children returning from holidays in northern Italy are being sent home from school after new government advice on the coronavirus. | Children returning from holidays in northern Italy are being sent home from school after new government advice on the coronavirus. |
| One school in Cheshire has shut for a "deep clean" after pupils and teachers came back from a skiing trip. | One school in Cheshire has shut for a "deep clean" after pupils and teachers came back from a skiing trip. |
| The government has said any Britons who have been to 11 quarantined towns in Italy must self-isolate. | The government has said any Britons who have been to 11 quarantined towns in Italy must self-isolate. |
| And anyone who has been north of Pisa is asked to stay at home for 14 days if they develop flu-like symptoms. | And anyone who has been north of Pisa is asked to stay at home for 14 days if they develop flu-like symptoms. |
| Italy has put 11 towns in Lombardy and Veneto into lockdown - areas which attract tourists for its ski resorts. | Italy has put 11 towns in Lombardy and Veneto into lockdown - areas which attract tourists for its ski resorts. |
| Police are manning checkpoints around the towns in quarantine, after 229 people have tested positive for the virus and seven died. | Police are manning checkpoints around the towns in quarantine, after 229 people have tested positive for the virus and seven died. |
| Some travellers suggested UK authorities were too slow to respond to the outbreak in Italy, where the number of confirmed cases spiked over four days. | Some travellers suggested UK authorities were too slow to respond to the outbreak in Italy, where the number of confirmed cases spiked over four days. |
| Several schools - including Brine Leas School in Cheshire, Salendine Nook High School in Yorkshire, Newquay Tretherras and Penair School in Cornwall - advised staff and students to stay home after they returned from skiing trips in northern Italy. | Several schools - including Brine Leas School in Cheshire, Salendine Nook High School in Yorkshire, Newquay Tretherras and Penair School in Cornwall - advised staff and students to stay home after they returned from skiing trips in northern Italy. |
| Around 50 pupils and staff have been sent home for two weeks as a precaution at Cambridge House Grammar School in Ballymena, County Antrim. | |
| And Cransley School, a private school in Cheshire, closed after 29 pupils and five members of staff returned from Bormio, a Lombardy ski resort. | And Cransley School, a private school in Cheshire, closed after 29 pupils and five members of staff returned from Bormio, a Lombardy ski resort. |
| In an email to parents, headmaster Richard Pollock said he was going further than the advice from Public Health England and had decided to shut the school for the rest of the week. | In an email to parents, headmaster Richard Pollock said he was going further than the advice from Public Health England and had decided to shut the school for the rest of the week. |
| This was to "to completely minimise" the potential spread of infection, he said. | This was to "to completely minimise" the potential spread of infection, he said. |
| "During this time, the school will be able to conduct a deep clean, and monitor the results of tests amongst those pupils who are currently showing flu-like symptoms." | "During this time, the school will be able to conduct a deep clean, and monitor the results of tests amongst those pupils who are currently showing flu-like symptoms." |
| 'Still visiting landmarks' | 'Still visiting landmarks' |
| Stephen Paskins, who is due to fly back to Bristol from Venice on Wednesday, told the BBC there were fewer tourists in the city, more police and more people wearing face masks. | Stephen Paskins, who is due to fly back to Bristol from Venice on Wednesday, told the BBC there were fewer tourists in the city, more police and more people wearing face masks. |
| "The only way to get about is via public transport so keeping away from people is impossible. Everyone is still visiting the landmarks even though you can't enter," he said. | "The only way to get about is via public transport so keeping away from people is impossible. Everyone is still visiting the landmarks even though you can't enter," he said. |
| Milly Phillips, a GP from Oxford, told the BBC she developed a flu-like illness on Saturday after returning from Venice two days earlier - but NHS 111 had said Italy was not "on the list" of affected places. | Milly Phillips, a GP from Oxford, told the BBC she developed a flu-like illness on Saturday after returning from Venice two days earlier - but NHS 111 had said Italy was not "on the list" of affected places. |
| She said: "I've worked for the NHS for 20 years and it's the first time I've been frustrated by the bureaucracy." | She said: "I've worked for the NHS for 20 years and it's the first time I've been frustrated by the bureaucracy." |
| Meanwhile, a hotel in Tenerife has been locked down with up to 1,000 guests inside after a visiting Italian doctor tested positive for the coronavirus. | Meanwhile, a hotel in Tenerife has been locked down with up to 1,000 guests inside after a visiting Italian doctor tested positive for the coronavirus. |
| Health Secretary Matt Hancock said the travel advice for Italy, which attracts about three million British visitors each year, has not changed and there were no plans to stop flights from the country. | Health Secretary Matt Hancock said the travel advice for Italy, which attracts about three million British visitors each year, has not changed and there were no plans to stop flights from the country. |
| "If you look at Italy, they stopped all flights from China and they're now the worst affected country in Europe," he said. | "If you look at Italy, they stopped all flights from China and they're now the worst affected country in Europe," he said. |
| Major events in northern Italy have been cancelled, cut short or rescheduled, including the Venice Carnival and Bologna book fair. | Major events in northern Italy have been cancelled, cut short or rescheduled, including the Venice Carnival and Bologna book fair. |
| But insurers told the BBC that they will only pay compensation when the Foreign Office advises against all travel or all but essential travel to the area. | But insurers told the BBC that they will only pay compensation when the Foreign Office advises against all travel or all but essential travel to the area. |
| The quarantined towns in Italy are Bertonico, Casalpusterlengo, Castelgerundo, Castiglione d'Adda, Codogno, Fombio, Maleo, San Fiorano, Somaglia, Terranova dei Passerini - all in Lodi province in Lombardy - and Vo' Euganeo in Padova province, Veneto. | The quarantined towns in Italy are Bertonico, Casalpusterlengo, Castelgerundo, Castiglione d'Adda, Codogno, Fombio, Maleo, San Fiorano, Somaglia, Terranova dei Passerini - all in Lodi province in Lombardy - and Vo' Euganeo in Padova province, Veneto. |
| The updated advice means people returning from these Italian towns, or Iran, parts of South Korea and Hubei province in China - where the outbreak began - are being asked to call NHS 111, stay indoors and avoid contact with others, even if they do not have symptoms. | The updated advice means people returning from these Italian towns, or Iran, parts of South Korea and Hubei province in China - where the outbreak began - are being asked to call NHS 111, stay indoors and avoid contact with others, even if they do not have symptoms. |
| Anyone coming back from other parts of northern Italy and several Asian countries affected by the virus is advised to self-isolate and call NHS 111 if they develop symptoms. | Anyone coming back from other parts of northern Italy and several Asian countries affected by the virus is advised to self-isolate and call NHS 111 if they develop symptoms. |
| The NHS says the symptoms of Covid-19, the illness caused by the coronavirus, are a cough, a high temperature and shortness of breath - but they could also indicate other common illnesses such as a cold or flu. | The NHS says the symptoms of Covid-19, the illness caused by the coronavirus, are a cough, a high temperature and shortness of breath - but they could also indicate other common illnesses such as a cold or flu. |
| Mr Hancock said he was not aware of any British citizens currently in the Italian quarantine area, but he said anyone there should contact the embassy in Rome. | Mr Hancock said he was not aware of any British citizens currently in the Italian quarantine area, but he said anyone there should contact the embassy in Rome. |
| 'We expect more cases' | 'We expect more cases' |
| After the World Health Organization warned that countries should do more to prepare for a possible pandemic, the health secretary said that the UK had already done "a huge amount of work". | After the World Health Organization warned that countries should do more to prepare for a possible pandemic, the health secretary said that the UK had already done "a huge amount of work". |
| "Once it gets to that point there isn't a way to stop it coming into the UK in a big way," Mr Hancock said. | "Once it gets to that point there isn't a way to stop it coming into the UK in a big way," Mr Hancock said. |
| "It is not yet clear that it will become a pandemic - the number of cases in China has been slowing over the last couple of weeks and we are relatively confident that information is correct." | "It is not yet clear that it will become a pandemic - the number of cases in China has been slowing over the last couple of weeks and we are relatively confident that information is correct." |
| In other developments worldwide: | In other developments worldwide: |
| Mr Hancock said if other countries where the number of cases are growing "get their response right", there is still the possibility that the outbreak will remain small in the UK. | Mr Hancock said if other countries where the number of cases are growing "get their response right", there is still the possibility that the outbreak will remain small in the UK. |
| He said: "We still expect more cases but at the moment there are 13 cases in the UK." | He said: "We still expect more cases but at the moment there are 13 cases in the UK." |
| The latest cases in the UK were four passengers who returned from the Diamond Princess cruise ship, which had been quarantined in Japan. | The latest cases in the UK were four passengers who returned from the Diamond Princess cruise ship, which had been quarantined in Japan. |
| How has coronavirus affected your trip in Italy? Have you recently returned from one of Italy's quarantined towns? If so, get in touch by emailing haveyoursay@bbc.co.uk. | How has coronavirus affected your trip in Italy? Have you recently returned from one of Italy's quarantined towns? If so, get in touch by emailing haveyoursay@bbc.co.uk. |
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