Spain confirms its first case of the coronavirus on La Gomera in the Canary Islands.213 people had died and 9,800 infected worldwide.The US suspends entry into the country by any foreign nationals who had travelled to China in the past 14 days, excluding the immediate family members of US citizens or permanent residents.WHO declares a global health emergency amid thousands of new cases in China.Passengers go into a 14 day quarantine at a specialist hospital on Merseyside. A plane evacuating Britons from Wuhan arrives at RAF Brize Norton.The UK’s first two patients test positive for Coronavirus after two Chinese nationals from the same family staying at a hotel in York fall ill.Schools in Beijing to stay closed until further notice.China extends the ‘Spring Festival’ holiday in order to contain the coronavirus outbreak.Construction begins in Wuhan for a specialist emergency hospital which opened on 3rd February.Figures compiled by the Chinese Railway Administration showed that approximately 100,000 people had already departed from Wuhan Train Station by the deadline.17 people had died at this point and 570 infected in Taiwan, Japan, Thailand, South Korea and the US. Planes and trains leaving the city are cancelled, and buses, subways and ferries within the city are suspended. Wuhan (population over 11 million) is cut off by the Chinese authorities.Public Health England announces it is moving the risk level to the British public from ‘very low’ to ‘low’.The first confirmed case of the virus in the US in Washington State, where a man in his 30s developed symptoms after returning from a trip to Wuhan.The first confirmed cases outside mainland China occurred in Japan, South Korea and Thailand, according to the WHO.Reporters from Hong Kong taken to police station after trying to film the situation within Wuhan hospital.It was a 61-year old man who was a regular customer of the market in Wuhan where the virus is believed to have originated, and had previously been found to have abdominal tumors and chronic liver disease. Chinese state media reported the first known death from an illness caused by the virus.The Chinese government agrees to accept a WHO scientific team to assist their own researchers.Central Hospital of Wuhan banned its staff from discussing the disease publicly or recording them using text or image that can be used as evidence.
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