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British Airways has extended the suspension of flights serving Chinese cities amid concerns over the spread of coronavirus.
On Monday the airline said flights to and from Beijing and Shanghai had been cancelled until March 31.
In the same statement, PHE revealed that two of the four new cases of coronavirus are healthcare workers.
Doyle added: “Two of these new cases are healthcare workers and as soon as they were identified, we advised them to self-isolate in order to keep patient contact to a minimum.
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