Coronavirus: UK declares 'serious and imminent threat' to public health – latest news
"Coronavirus Cases Have More Than Tripled In Past Week; 17,000 Now Sick In China February 3, 202011:10 AM ET "
17,000 to 40.000 in one week. Not to freak out about, but it's heavy.
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Declaration gives UK government additional powers as death toll inside China jumps to 908 with more than 40,000 infections
* Number of UK confirmed cases rises from four to eight * Sixty more cases on cruise ship as ‘depression sets in’ * How to protect yourself from coronavirus
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People carry signs in support of Wuhan, China, at the center of the coronavirus outbreak, during the Lunar New Year parade in New York Photograph: Ted Shaffrey/AP
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Mon 10 Feb 2020 20.34 AEDT First published on Mon 10 Feb 2020 11.38 AEDT
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EasyJet have confirmed that a passenger who recently travelled on one of their flight has since been diagnosed with the coronavirus.
The airline said Public Health England is reaching out to all customers on the flight.