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    The Foreign Office has advised all British nationals to leave China due to the coronavirus outbreak, which has killed more than 420 people.

    Dominic Raab, the foreign secretary, said: “The safety and security of British people will always be our top priority.

    “As such, we now advise British Nationals in China to leave the country if they can, to minimise their risk of exposure to the virus.

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    “Where there are still British Nationals in Hubei Province who wish to be evacuated, we will continue to work around the clock to facilitate this.”

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    The Foreign Office amended its travel advice after Matt Hancock, the health secretary, said he expected more coronavirus cases in the UK and warned “we haven’t seen the peak of the coronavirus by a long stretch”.

    He added: ”We have a full plan in place to treat all those who have symptoms and test positively for coronavirus and we are working with international partners both to slow the spread and also to do the research that we need to do to find a vaccine.”

    The Foreign Office said commercial flights departing China were available throughout the country, except in Hubei, the epicentre of the virus.

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