Britain on Tuesday advised against "all but essential" travel to mainland China due to the coronavirus outbreak.
"The FCO continue to advise against all travel to Hubei Province, and now advise against all but essential travel to the rest of mainland China (not including Hong Kong and Macao)", Britain's Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) said on Tuesday.
The Foreign Office also said it was working to arrange for evacuation of British nationals from Hubei, which is under a transport lockdown in a bid to contain the virus.
Sky News reported http://bit.ly/2U4HCtG that about 300 British citizens were still in Wuhan and the surrounding Hubei province, and a charter flight was set to fly them out on Thursday.
The virus has thus far killed 106 people, infected over 4,500 others, stranded tens of millions during the Lunar New Year holiday and rattled global markets.
(Reporting by Ann Maria Shibu in Bengaluru; Editing by Chris Reese and Rosalba O'Brien)
