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| A British man who had been on board the Diamond Princess cruise ship has died from coronavirus, Japan's Health Ministry says. | |
| He is the first British person to die from Covid-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus. | |
| The man is the sixth person from the ship to die from the virus, Japanese health officials said. | |
| It comes as three more cases of the coronavirus were confirmed in the UK, bringing the total number to 19. | |
| The figure includes the first case in Wales, who contracted the virus whilst in Italy. | |
| Meanwhile two new patients in England contracted the virus while in Iran, the Department of Health and Social Care said on Friday. | |
| The Foreign Office said it is investigating the reports about the British man's death. | |
| A group of 30 British nationals and two Irish citizens were flown back to the UK from the cruise ship last Saturday. | |
| They were taken on coaches to Arrow Park hospital in Wirral, where they are spending two weeks in quarantine. | |
| The coronavirus-hit cruise ship was put under quarantine in Yokohama in early February after a man who disembarked in Hong Kong was found to have the virus. | |
| Passengers were initially isolated in their cabins and later allowed to sporadically go out on deck. | |
| At least 621 people on the ship tested positive for the virus. | |
| Northern Ireland also confirmed its first case on Thursday. Authorities said they have contacted passengers who sat near the woman on a flight from northern Italy to Dublin. | |
| 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. | |
| Meanwhile, Bank of England governor Mark Carney has warned that the coronavirus outbreak could lead to a downgrade of the UK's economic growth prospects, in an interview with Sky News. | |
| 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". | |
| The World Health Organization 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. | |
| It comes as airline Jet2 said British guests at a locked-down hotel in Tenerife would not be flown home until 10 March, unless they tested negative. | |
| Some 168 Britons were among hundreds of guests confined to the Costa Adeje Palace earlier this week. | |
| 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. |