The outbreak has so far killed 25 people in China and infected more than 830.
He said:"The situation will be pretty similar in pretty much all UK cities with a large number of Chinese students. He added that the cases have been flagged through the PHE infection guidelines as they travelled to Wuhan within the last 14 days and are showing signs of respiratory symptoms. He told the Commons on Thursday that while"there is an increased likelihood that cases may arise in this country, we are well prepared and well equipped to deal with them".England's chief medical officer, Professor Chris Whitty, is in contact with international experts and his counterparts to monitor the situation, Mr Hancock added.
Why aren't people coming into the uk from china being quarantined, it dosen't make sense why people aren't being quarantined to stop this virus spreading, whats wrong with this country, its not good enough, thousands of people might die.
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Would like some direction for people who have just got back from Beijing. No symptoms but to scared to go home to their family just incase they have something.
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There are lots of viruses in the UK at this time of year, obviously this virus isn’t the only one that exists and some if them have similar symptoms
BeddoeRoger Fgs!! Now millions are going to flock to the doctors surgeries and hospitals convinced they’ve got it!
So now we have this coronavirus in the uk have these people who might have this virus been to China.
hopefully all of them return negative
It’s not just global warming
Hope it's safety for people. And cure
At the very least every passenger should have had mandatory screening on the ground and contact information provided before they left customs. Now they are trying to track down 2000 people who arrived over 10 days. How many people could they have infected by now?
Please don't stir up panic. Unless they test positive don't be scaremongering beforehand
I can’t wait to die
Alarmist headlines in tabloid press about the 'killer virus'. 'Ordinary' flu kills hundreds of thousands of people globally every year. They need to get a grip & report facts accurately (not going to happen).
Another man made illness like swine flu just to strike fear into people and then use it as a excuse to implement a new law. Typical.
How does an invented and patented 'condition' find its way out of a lab and into the public domain? That should be the question.
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