Coronavirus live updates: death toll jumps to 170 amid evacuation delays for foreign nationals

WHO says whole world must be on alert for Wuhan virus as UK citizens in Hubei told they will not be flown out on Thursday. Follow the latest news and live updates

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Coronavirus live updates and latest news: members of the Thai Airways crew prepare themselves before disinfecting the cabin in Bangkok. At least 170 people are known to have died from the virus in China.
Coronavirus live updates and latest news: at least 170 people are known to have died in China from the virus that began in Wuhan. Photograph: Athit Perawongmetha/Reuters