Another plane to bring Britons home from coronavirus epicentre

INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Another plane will be sent to China to collect British nationals as the coronavirus continues to spread.Earlier, the Foreign Office advised
the 30,000 Britons thought to be in China, where the virus originated, to leave if they are able to.It warned that, as the Chinese
government tightens travel restrictions in an effort to stop the virus spreading, departure options "may become harder to access".British
Airways and Virgin Atlantic have suspended flights between the UK and China.The civilian flight chartered by the Foreign Office is expected
to leave China in the early hours of Sunday morning and land at RAF Brize Norton in Oxfordshire.There will be a small number of medics and
FCO officials on board.Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said: "We have been working round the clock to help British nationals leave Hubei
province, on UK, French, and New Zealand flights."The Foreign Office is chartering a second and final UK flight with space to help all
British nationals and their dependants remaining in Hubei to leave."I encourage all British nationals in Hubei to register with our teams if
they want to leave on this flight."Jaimuay Sae-ung has beaten the virus which has caused a global health emergencyMore than 20,400 people
have been infected with the virus and Chinese state television reported 479 people had died as at Tuesday.Meanwhile, a Belgian woman who
tested positive for coronavirus is confirmed to have been on the same flight that brought British nationals back from China on
Sunday.Belgium's health agency said the woman was among nine people from Belgium on the flight to France, which then continued to RAF Brize
Norton with 11 British nationals and their family members on board.The Department of Health said on Monday that 326 UK tests for coronavirus
have concluded, with a total of two coming back positive.The two infected people - a University of York student and one of their relatives -
continue to be treated for coronavirus in the specialist infectious diseases unit at Newcastle Royal Victoria Infirmary.The first confirmed
coronavirus fatality was in the Philippines - a 44-year-old Chinese man who appeared to have been infected before arriving in the country,
according to the World Health Organisation.Hong Kong also reported its first death linked to the virus on Monday, that of a 39-year-old man
who had travelled to the territory from Wuhan, China.Late on Tuesday, Japan confirmed 10 cases of coronavirus on a cruise ship quarantined
in the Japanese port city of Yokohama.Virus outbreak leaves Beijing desertedSome 3,700 passengers and crew were screened after a passenger
from Hong Kong who sailed on the vessel last month tested positive.The coronavirus has been declared by WHO as a global health emergencyand,
with the world's second-largest economy worst-affected, it has also affected world markets.:: British nationals in China's Hubei province
wanting to register for the flight should register by calling +86 (0) 10 8529 6600, or the FCO in London on (+44) (0)207 008 1500.