The government is finalising plans to evacuate UK nationals from the Chinese province at the centre of the coronavirus outbreak, Downing Street has said, with plans expected to be announced imminently. “The Foreign Office is urgently exploring options for British nationals to leave Hubei province,” a Downing Street spokesman said. On Tuesday evening the Foreign Office updated its advice to warn against all but essential travel to mainland China following the coronavirus outbreak. “The Chinese government continue to impose further restrictions on movement within China in response to the coronavirus outbreak. She had yet to contact a Foreign Office helpline number but added that Britons on social medial had been gathering lists of names themselves in recent days.

Source: The Guardian January 28, 2020 10:19 UTC