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Liverpool Echo
Liverpool Echo
National
Jenny Kirkham

New images show what coronavirus quarantine at Arrowe Park looks like

New footage inside the coronvirus quarantine at Arrowe Park show how patients will be living for the next two weeks.

Video, taken by one of the people who have been put into isolation at the Wirral hospital, takes viewers on a tour around one of the flats.

There are now 93 people staying at the staff accommodation where officials announced last week that Brits brought back from Wuhan would be held.

Strict procedures and screening has been carried out on every person to make sure they were not showing any signs of the deadly virus.

In the footage, the flats are shown as fully furnished with each room filled with the evacuees property.

Those staying there are also allowed to open their windows and even have a view of the woodland area around the hospital.

A pram can be seen in the bedroom of the flat, showing that families with young children are among those living at the quarantine.

It was revealed on Saturday that 11 more people would join the quarantine at Arrowe Park on Sunday.

But during their evacuation from China, one man became ill and was separated from the rest of the group.

Anthony May-Smith is  being cared for in Oxford after feeling unwell as he made his way back to England.

He says he now feels "fine" after a cough and sore throat led to  him being put in isolation.

The other 10 British nationals continued their journey to join 83 other people in isolation at Arrowe Park Hospital on the Wirral.

All those who have returned from Hubei province in China are being quarantined in staff accommodation blocks on the site.

An internal email from Janelle Holmes, chief executive of Arrowe Park, revealed by the  Liverpool ECHO, told how Mr May-Smith fell ill.

The email said: "Dear all, as you know, we were expecting a further 11 people, repatriated from Wuhan in China, to arrive and join you in the accommodation block at Arrowe Park Hospital last night.

"During the flight, one of the passengers started to feel slightly unwell, and self-isolated immediately.

"We expect test results in the coming days, and will keep you updated.

"None of the other 10 patients have shown any symptoms, but as a precautionary measure the 10 new guests were allocated rooms in a separate area of the facility, isolated from those already here.

"As we have previously said, staff supporting those in the accommodation block are following strict clinical guidance and protocols to ensure everyone remains safe."

The Department of Health said on Monday that 326 UK tests for coronavirus have concluded, of which 324 are negative.

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