UK prepares evacuation flight for cruise ship passengers. Follow the latest news British couple on Diamond Princess test positiveSenior doctor dies in WuhanWhat is the coronavirus?Share your experiences 6.10pm GMT Russia will suspend item of Chinese citizens to its territory starting from 20 February, Russian authorities in charge of coronavirus prevention have said. The suspension will be for Chinese citizens entering Russia for employment, private, educational and tourist purposes. 5.54pm GMT If you´re just catching up, here is a quick rundown of the latest global coronavirus developments over the past few hours: 5.31pm GMT Officials in Hubei province, the centre of the coronavirus outbreak, will adopt more thorough and forceful measures to find patients with fever, state media reported today.Records of all fever patients who have visited a doctor since 20 January will be checked, as well as the records of those who have bought over-the-counter cough and fever medications in shops and online, Xinhua reported. 5.19pm GMT Dozens more countries across Africa and the Americas will be able to test citizens for coronavirus by the end of the week, the World Health Organization said today.Over the coming days, 40 countries in Africa and 29 in the Americas are expected to have the ability to detect the Covid-19 virus. 5.02pm GMT Chinese medical workers who die fighting the coronavirus outbreak will be designated as martyrs, CNN reports. Over 1,700 healthcare workers have become infected during the battle to contain the virus and several have died, with Chinese authorities coming under criticism for the pressure it is putting on staff. China says it will designate all of them - the frontline doctors, nurses and medics who died while fighting the virus - as martyrs of the epicenter of the outbreak. 4.51pm GMT Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) has flown Chinese parts in suitcases to Britain to maintain production and could run out after two weeks, as the impact of the coronavirus ...
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