The novel coronavirus is believed to have claimed another British victim, this time a 53-year-old British woman who has reportedly died in Bali: the first COVID-19 death in the country.
The Indonesian government said the woman had other serious health conditions, including diabetes and lung disease.
A Foreign Office spokeswoman said: “We are supporting the family of a British woman who has died in Indonesia and are in contact with local authorities. Our sympathies and thoughts are with her family at this difficult time.”
UK coronavirus cases have risen again in the last few hours. A new total of 373 UK cases was announced as of 9am today - a rise of 54 from the previous day - with a further nine cases confirmed in Wales.
Two new coronavirus cases were confirmed in the Lothians yesterday, bringing the total in the Edinburgh area to seven .
Health Minister Nadine Dorries has become the first Member of Parliament in the UK to be diagnosed with coronavirus.
She has been self-isolating at home after testing positive, and her parliamentary office has closed following advice from Public Health England.
EasyJet have also confirmed they are planning rescue flights for passengers caught up in the coronavirus crisis in Italy.
The European country is in lockdown with over 10,000 positive cases of coronavirus confirmed and more than 600 deaths recorded since the outbreak.
EasyJet, Jet2 and Ryanair announced yesterday all scheduled flights from Glasgow and Edinburgh Airports to Italy would be suspended.
Edinburgh Live spoke to one woman who was struggling to get back from Italy, who branded the situation a 'nightmare.'
And today EasyJet revealed they will be operating rescue flights to and from the country 'for essential, work, health or repatriation reasons'.
An EasyJet spokesperson told our sister site Glasgow Live: "Following restrictions implemented by the Italian authorities, easyJet is now in the process of cancelling all of its existing scheduled flights touching Italy between 10 March and 3 April 2020.
"We will be operating some rescue flights in the coming days.
"We are advising affected customers of their options by email and SMS which includes the option of rebooking or requesting a refund.
"We will be operating rescue flights for passengers wishing to travel for essential, work, health or repatriation reasons to and from Italy.
"Rescue flights will be listed on our Latest Travel Information section of the website and customers can book onto these flights via our contact centre or by arriving at the airport as early as possible on the day of departure."
On Tuesday, Italy extended coronavirus travel restrictions to the whole country, with soldiers and police enforcing the bans.
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