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DS Risk Warning: Health - Coronavirus/Covid 19 update

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Hello all,
The advice from Government and PHE has updated this morning:
Guidance
COVID-19: Specified countries and areas with implications for returning travellers or visitors arriving in the UK
Published 25 February 2020
Category 1: Travellers should immediately self-isolate, even if asymptomatic, and call NHS 111 to inform of recent travel.
Category 2: Travellers do not need to undertake any special measures, but if they develop symptoms they should self-isolate and call NHS 111.
Category 1 countries/areas
Category 2 countries/areas
Wuhan city and Hubei Province (China)
Cambodia
Iran
China*
Daegu or Cheongdo (Republic of Korea)
Hong Kong
Any Italian town under containment measures
Italy: north*

Japan

Laos

Macau

Malaysia

Myanmar

Republic of Korea*

Singapore

Taiwan

Thailand

Vietnam
*Except areas of the country specifically referred to in Category 1.
Italy:
The coronavirus had spread to more than six regions in the country as of Monday morning, the Associated Press (AP) reported.
The two most infected regions are Lombardy and Veneto in the north of Italy, home to the major cities of Milan and Venice.
Which Italian towns are on lockdown?
In the region of Lombardy: Codogno; Castiglione d’Adda; Casalpusterlengo; Fombio; Maleo; Somaglia; Bertonico; Terranova dei Passerini; Castelgerundo; and San Fiorano.
In the region of Veneto: Vo’Euganeo.
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There is every possibility that such action will be taken elsewhere in the world and this advice updated dynamically. We'll do our best to keep up with it and get it out to you as it changes.

Bill

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