Nationwide hunt is launched for anyone who came into contact with Britain's first coronavirus victims: Two Chinese tourists are diagnosed after falling ill at a York hotel - so why is it STILL open?
Two Chinese tourists are first patients in Britain to check positive for Wuhan coronavirus during holiday to York
The pair were staying at the Staycity hotel in York - which remained open despite pair falling ill on Wednesday
They were already in England and not on the evacuation flight coming from China, which can land later today
They are now being treated at the Royal Victoria Infirmary in Newcastle by specialist medical workers
Another 83 people from Wuhan are flying back to the united kingdom after being checked for the disease before takeoff
The Government won't reveal where the infected patients came from or how long they need been within the UK
At least 213 people have now died of the coronavirus and around 9,900 people are infected worldwide
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Authorities within the UK have launched a nation-wide search for anyone who came into contact with the UK's first two coronavirus patients.
The pair, believed to be Chinese nationals, had been staying at a budget hotel in York which remained open on Friday because officials reportedly refused to inform the owners their guests were the coronavirus patients.
Paul Hunter, a professor of drugs at the University of East Anglia , has blasted the Government's 'worrying' response after it emerged the £49-a-night Staycity hotel has remained open since a Chinese man fell ill there on Wednesday night and rooms can still be booked for tonight.
Guests are still checking into the £49-a-night Staycity hotel in York where a Chinese man fell ill on Wednesday night. Paul Hunter, a professor of drugs at the University of East Anglia , has blasted the Government's 'worrying' response after it emerged that the hotel had remained open
Business as usual! Travellers were today caught chatting with receptionists at the Staycity hotel - where the 2 Chinese nationals stayed before they got infected
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