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| Coronavirus: Wuhan evacuee 'should never have left China' | Coronavirus: Wuhan evacuee 'should never have left China' |
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| A man who returned to the UK to avoid coronavirus has said he "should never have left China" as things return to normal in Wuhan. | A man who returned to the UK to avoid coronavirus has said he "should never have left China" as things return to normal in Wuhan. |
| Matt Raw, from Cheshire, said he went "out of the pot, into the fire" when he was released from two-week quarantine after returning at the end of January. | Matt Raw, from Cheshire, said he went "out of the pot, into the fire" when he was released from two-week quarantine after returning at the end of January. |
| He said his family came back to escape the "killer virus running loose". | He said his family came back to escape the "killer virus running loose". |
| He believes China has done "everything right" acting more quickly than the UK to restrict the spread of the disease. | He believes China has done "everything right" acting more quickly than the UK to restrict the spread of the disease. |
| Mr Raw, who lives in Wuhan with his wife, Ying, 38, and his 75-year-old mother, Hazel, said when the family left China, coronavirus was not in England. | Mr Raw, who lives in Wuhan with his wife, Ying, 38, and his 75-year-old mother, Hazel, said when the family left China, coronavirus was not in England. |
| They were among 83 British passengers flown out of Wuhan following the outbreak and had to stay in quarantine in Wirral in an accommodation block for NHS staff. | |
| Mr Raw said: "I think the first case was while we were in quarantine in Arrowe Park, and I thought 'They have seen what happened in China, they will jump on this straight away'. | Mr Raw said: "I think the first case was while we were in quarantine in Arrowe Park, and I thought 'They have seen what happened in China, they will jump on this straight away'. |
| "They did nothing." | "They did nothing." |
| 'Control of situation' | 'Control of situation' |
| Mr Raw said for friends and family in Wuhan things were starting to get back to normal. | Mr Raw said for friends and family in Wuhan things were starting to get back to normal. |
| He said: "They're out of lockdown, it looks like they've got control of the situation. | He said: "They're out of lockdown, it looks like they've got control of the situation. |
| "They're still being sensible, taking precautions and not going out unnecessarily." | "They're still being sensible, taking precautions and not going out unnecessarily." |
| Mr Raw said he will not return to China until there is a vaccine for Covid-19 making it safe for his mother, who has dementia, to travel. | Mr Raw said he will not return to China until there is a vaccine for Covid-19 making it safe for his mother, who has dementia, to travel. |
| He praised his neighbours where he is now living in Knutsford who have been supporting each other, making it all "very, very bearable indeed". | He praised his neighbours where he is now living in Knutsford who have been supporting each other, making it all "very, very bearable indeed". |
| He said: "I would rather be in quarantine over here than in China, but I think, very definitely, that coming back here was a mistake. | He said: "I would rather be in quarantine over here than in China, but I think, very definitely, that coming back here was a mistake. |
| "We've made our bed so we just have to put on a happy face and lie in it now." | "We've made our bed so we just have to put on a happy face and lie in it now." |