Coronavirus: new UK cases are closely linked, official says – live updates

UK government declares virus an ‘imminent threat to public health’ as death toll inside China jumps to 908 with more than 40,000 infectionsNumber of UK confirmed cases rises from four to eightSixty more cases on cruise ship as ‘depression sets in’How to protect yourself from coronavirusShare your stories 6.32pm GMT The Girls’ Schools Association has echoed legal experts’ advice to independent institutions to discourage their students from flying to China. The