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Samantha Croal

Coronavirus patients in Scotland given all clear as deadly virus spreads to Europe

Five patients being tested for suspected cases of coronavirus in Scotland have been given the all-clear.

The Scottish Government said there are after five people showing symptoms of the deadly virus were taken away for a series of tests.

Their results have came back negative.

Each of the patients were said to have been in a flu-like state since arriving in Scotland from the Chinese city of Wuhan - where the outbreak started earlier this week.

Four out of the five patients tested in Scotland were Chinese nationals.

Some of the five patients were being tested at Glasgow's Queen Elizabeth University Hospital (Katielee Arrowsmith SWNS)

The UK Government is advising that the risk to the public remains low, although Health Protection Scotland has urged travellers returning from Wuhan who become unwell within a fortnight from a sore throat, cough or breathing difficulties to call their GP or NHS 24.

In the UK number of people tested for coronavirus has passed 30, but there are still no confirmed cases.

So far in China 41 people have died from the virus and more than 1,400 people have been infected globally, including four in Australia and three in Malaysia. However some people estimate the numbers are much higher.

26 people have died as a result of the disease in China (REUTERS)

The race is now on the build a super hospital to treat the huge swathe of infected people in China.

The UK is monitoring direct flights arriving into the Britain from China as a precaution.

Passengers are receiving leaflets and advice on what to do if they develop symptoms, and a PHE health team is on standby at Heathrow.

Passengers have been advised to practice good hygiene, personal and respiratory hygiene, and to minimise contact with birds and animals in markets in Wuhan or elsewhere in China.

Officials also advised people not to travel to and from Wuhan in order to minimise the chance of the disease spreading.

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