Coronavirus: death toll climbs to 360, passing Sars fatalities in China – live updates
Twenty French citizens evacuated from Wuhan show virus symptoms as New Zealand becomes latest to close its borders to travellers from China
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New Zealand has closed its borders to any foreigners arriving from China – including those who have passed through the country in transit – and boosted its border screening in an attempt to prevent coronavirus arriving in the country.
“We have been advised by health officials that while there are still a range of unknowns in the way the virus is being transmitted, we should take a precautionary approach and temporarily stop travel into New Zealand from mainland China,” Jacinda Ardern, New Zealand’s prime minister, told reporters.
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The Qantas flight was scheduled to take off from Wuhan airport at 2am local time, but finally departed at 8.03am. It is estimated to arrive at Learmonth, 1,200km north of Perth, at around 3.30pm local time.
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