Officials seek people linked to UK cases as airlines stop China flights – as it happened

Death toll rises, with almost 12,000 confirmed cases of infection in China. This blog is closed.Follow thelatest coronavirus blog: death toll climbs to 360, passing Sars epidemic – live updates5.45pmGMT4.51pmGMTMy colleague Lucy Campbell is at The University of York and says students have been milling about, going to the gym or library as normal.Kate Bunting, a second year biology student, said it was “quite scary” to learn they had been staying at the Staycity hotel in York as it is right next to where she lives.Continue reading...

Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - February 1, 2020 Category: Science Authors: Nadeem Badshah , Hannah Ellis-Petersen ( earlier) and Graham Russell (earlier) Tags: Coronavirus outbreak China US news Infectious diseases Science Asia Pacific World news Source Type: news