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UK to hold emergency response meeting over China virus
LONDON, Jan 24, 2020 (BSS/AFP) – The British government will hold an
emergency response meeting on Friday over the deadly virus that has infected
hundreds in China and spread to other countries.
A government spokesman said Britain was “well prepared” to deal with
emerging threat, stressing that “there remain no confirmed cases” in the
country to date.
Representatives of the ministries of transport, home affairs, foreign
affairs, education, health and devolved nations will attend the special COBRA
meeting, Downing Street said.
Public Health England said Friday that 14 people in Britain have been
tested for the coronavirus to date, with five given the all-clear and nine
more awaiting their test results.
UK health authorities have introduced “enhanced monitoring” for the three
weekly flights from Wuhan — the central China city from where the virus
spread — to London’s Heathrow airport.
BSS/AFP/SSS/1824 hrs