Coronavirus: Death toll climbs to 106 as China tightens measures

Coronavirus: Death toll climbs to 106 as China tightens measures The death toll from the new coronavirus now stands at 106, with the number of infections almost doubling in a day.

The number of total cases confirmed by China rose to 4,515 as of 27 January, up from 2,835 a day earlier.

Japan is sending a plane to Wuhan to evacuate its citizens, as efforts to repatriate foreign nationals from the city at the epicentre of the outbreak gather pace.

The virus has spread across China and to at least 16 countries globally. BBC News

See also: 

• Wuhan coronavirus: Health Secretary's statement to Parliament Department of Health and Social Care
• Wuhan novel coronavirus and avian flu: advice for travel to China Department of Health and Social Care
• Wuhan novel coronavirus: information for the public Department of Health and Social Care
• Wuhan novel coronavirus: initial investigation of possible cases Public Health England
• Coronavirus: Foreign Office advises against travel to virus province BBC News
• China coronavirus spread is accelerating, Xi Jinping warns BBC News
• Deadly coronavirus outbreak DID start at the animal market in Wuhan, tests confirm The Daily Mail
• Coronavirus: China death toll passes 100 as Beijing records its first fatality The Daily Telegraph
• Coronavirus is becoming more contagious and can infect during incubation, Chinese authorities warn The Daily Telegraph
• Coronavirus: Foreign Office preparing to extract British nationals from Wuhan The Daily Telegraph
• 'I felt like ET': UK man describes surreal coronavirus quarantine The Guardian
• Britons in Wuhan will be offered help to leave, Hancock tells MPs The Guardian
• Coronavirus: Britons in Wuhan say they have been ‘abandoned’ as death toll reaches 100 The Independent