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| Coronavirus: First Welsh case among three new UK diagnoses | |
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| Three more cases of the coronavirus have been confirmed in the UK, including the first one in Wales. | Three more cases of the coronavirus have been confirmed in the UK, including the first one in Wales. |
| Two new patients in England contracted the virus while in Iran, the Department of Health and Social Care said. | Two new patients in England contracted the virus while in Iran, the Department of Health and Social Care said. |
| Public Health Wales is working to identify close contacts of the Welsh patient, who is from the Swansea area and was infected in northern Italy before returning to the UK. | |
| The new cases bring the total number in the UK to 19. | |
| Wales' chief medical officer Dr Frank Atherton said "all appropriate measures" were being taken to care for the patient and reduce the risk of transmission. | Wales' chief medical officer Dr Frank Atherton said "all appropriate measures" were being taken to care for the patient and reduce the risk of transmission. |
| Public Health Wales said it was working hard to identify the patient's close contacts. | Public Health Wales said it was working hard to identify the patient's close contacts. |
| The patients in England are being treated at a specialist centre at the Royal Free Hospital in London. | The patients in England are being treated at a specialist centre at the Royal Free Hospital in London. |
| Prime Minister Boris Johnson will chair a meeting of the government's Cobra emergency committee on Monday in response to a growing number of cases in Europe. | |
| It comes as nine people from the Canary Islands left the Costa Adeje Palace hotel in Tenerife. Some 168 Britons were among hundreds of guests confined to the hotel after four Italian tourists tested positive for the virus. | |
| Experts have warned of school closures and the cancellation of major sporting events, concerts and festivals in the UK in a bid to stop the spread of the virus, which causes Covid-19. | |
| England's chief medical officer, Prof Chris Whitty, said on Thursday that transmission of the virus between people in the UK was "just a matter of time". | |
| He said if the outbreak intensifies, it may be necessary to close schools and stop mass gatherings of people for "probably more than two months". | |
| The World Health Organization also warned that the outbreak had reached a "decisive point" and had "pandemic potential". | |
| Globally, more than 80,000 people have been infected. About 2,800 have died - the majority in China's Hubei province. | |
| What should I do to minimise the risk? | |
| Public health advice is to cover your mouth and nose with a tissue or sleeve when you cough or sneeze, throw away tissues immediately after use and wash your hands frequently. | |
| It is also advised to avoid touching your eyes, nose or mouth with unclean hands and avoid close contact with people who are unwell. | |
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