Six other people who came into contact with carriers of the virus were also taken to hospitals in Lyon, Saint-Etienne and Grenoble, France.
There are 3 children among the 11 people, including a 9-year-old child who recently took a vacation at a school in Les Contamines-Montjoie, France. French authorities will close two schools in the area near the ski resort.
British nationals believed to have infected the five people in France stayed in Singapore from January 20 to 23, then stayed in eastern France for four days from January 24, and then returned to the UK on January 28.
It is believed that the man was diagnosed with coronavirus in Brighton, where a student was found to be required to self-isolate for 14 days.
Portslade Aldridge Community College said in a message to the child’s parents that the student is staying at home and the school will be notified if they start to develop symptoms.
Meanwhile, in nearby Hove, several staff members of a bar were advised to "quarantine" because the British man with the coronavirus came to their residence about a week ago and then became unwell. The owner of the
"Grenadier" bar told the media: "People are following the advice and working closely with Public Health England, which told us that the risk of infection for guests or employees is minimal, so the bar is still open. As usual.”
The Singaporean authorities are investigating a business meeting held in a hotel last month, which was attended by 94 foreigners. The British man who tested positive for the coronavirus went to the meeting.
A British company called Servomex said that many of its workers in different countries have been diagnosed with the coronavirus and are currently receiving treatment.
There are 3 confirmed cases in the UK.
is officially believed to be a person who was infected with the virus in Singapore, , and two people who were diagnosed in New York, , and are currently receiving treatment at a specialist hospital in Newcastle. There are also reports of British cases abroad, including a 58-year-old passenger Alan Steele who was quarantined on the Diamond Princess cruise ship off the coast of Japan.
Alan Steele and his wife
in the port city of Yokohama, about 25 miles from Tokyo, about 3,700 passengers and crew were quarantined. The operator, Princess Cruise, hopes that unless "unforeseen developments" occur, the isolation will end on February 19.
The evacuation flight that departed from Wuhan, my country a few days ago will land in the UK today, carrying more than 200 passengers.
The second and last chartered flight of the British Foreign and Federal Office was to leave Wuhan at 3:20 am local Beijing time today, carrying British nationals. The plane is carrying British government personnel and military doctors and is expected to arrive at RAF Briz Norton in Oxfordshire at about 5.30 am British time.
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