rooster59 Posted February 28, 2020 Share Posted February 28, 2020 UK's Johnson says coronavirus top priority, as first Briton dies By David Milliken and Guy Faulconbridge FILE PHOTO - A woman wearing a protective mask travels on a Jubilee Line tube train in London, Britain, February 27, 2020. REUTERS/Hannah McKay LONDON (Reuters) - Prime Minister Boris Johnson said slowing the spread of the coronavirus was now his government's top priority, shortly after news on Friday that the first Briton had died of the disease after contracting it on a cruise ship moored in Japan. The country was right to be concerned about the virus, he said, as the number of people infected in Britain rose to 20. "The issue of coronavirus is something that is now the government's top priority," he told broadcasters in his first statement on the disease, adding that he would be chairing a meeting of ministers and officials on the subject on Monday. Britain's health ministry said the most recent person to be infected was the first to have caught the virus in Britain, rather than during a trip abroad, and that it was trying to find the source of the infection. Mainland China - where the virus originated late last year - reported 327 new cases, the lowest since Jan. 23, taking its tally to more than 78,800 cases with almost 2,800 deaths. However, the disease is now spreading across the globe, with the first case reported in Nigeria on Friday and 888 people infected in Italy, Europe's worst-hit country. Britain reported its first confirmed coronavirus case on Jan. 31 but there have been no deaths in the country so far. The British person who died was in Japan, where the Diamond Princess cruise ship had docked off Yokohama on Feb. 3. The virus - which causes a disease called COVID-19 - is transmitted from person to person in droplets when an infected person breathes out, coughs or sneezes. It can also spread via contaminated surfaces such as door handles. British health officials have urged the public to wash their hands to slow the spread of the disease, but have not recommended the use of face masks common in much of Asia. Sterling weakened sharply on Friday to its lowest level since October 2019, down more than 1% on the day as investors moved their money to safe-haven assets and British shares recorded their biggest weekly fall since the 2008 financial crisis. Bank of England Governor Mark Carney said at the start of the day that Britain should prepare for economic damage from the virus as it disrupts business supply chains. A finance ministry spokesman said the government was keeping a close eye on the economic impact. "As the Governor said there has been no feed-through into economic data at this stage, but the government is actively monitoring the outbreak, and well prepared for any effect it may have on the UK economy," he said. (Additional reporting by William Schomberg; editing by Stephen Addison, John Stonestreet and Diane Craft) -- © Copyright Reuters 2020-02-29 Follow Thaivisa on LINE for breaking Thailand news and visa info Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sungod Posted February 29, 2020 Share Posted February 29, 2020 Nice photo, any reason you think Reuters chose an Asian looking person? 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blazes Posted February 29, 2020 Share Posted February 29, 2020 1 hour ago, sungod said: Nice photo, any reason you think Reuters chose an Asian looking person? Reuters making sure they are sufficiently woke..... 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yinn Posted February 29, 2020 Share Posted February 29, 2020 2 hours ago, rooster59 said: Prime Minister Boris Johnson said slowing the spread of the coronavirus was now his government's top priority, shortly after news on Friday that the first Briton had died To late for the dead person. RIP 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martin3 Posted February 29, 2020 Share Posted February 29, 2020 43 minutes ago, Yinn said: To late for the dead person. RIP if i read the article correct the person didn,t die in the UK but died in Japan after being own the cruise liner. But still sad that many people are being infected and losing their lives. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post ivor bigun Posted February 29, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted February 29, 2020 4 minutes ago, martin3 said: if i read the article correct the person didn,t die in the UK but died in Japan after being own the cruise liner. But still sad that many people are being infected and losing their lives. Yes massive headline in Daily Mail about first British person dies ,what they tell you at the end in small print is he died in Japan ,so very scary headline but of no relavance to Britain ,except for the poor guy and his family,so sad for them. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post transam Posted February 29, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted February 29, 2020 2 hours ago, sungod said: Nice photo, any reason you think Reuters chose an Asian looking person? Well it was taken in London.....???? 2 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
transam Posted February 29, 2020 Share Posted February 29, 2020 1 hour ago, Yinn said: To late for the dead person. RIP The dead Brit was in Japan.........???? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post White Christmas13 Posted February 29, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted February 29, 2020 2 hours ago, sungod said: Nice photo, any reason you think Reuters chose an Asian looking person? Because they are better looking?? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rvaviator Posted February 29, 2020 Share Posted February 29, 2020 16 minutes ago, White Christmas13 said: Because they are better looking?? Only person they could find with a mask ? 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChipButty Posted February 29, 2020 Share Posted February 29, 2020 12 minutes ago, rvaviator said: Only person they could find with a mask ? They couldn't find an English person Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IAMHERE Posted February 29, 2020 Share Posted February 29, 2020 3 hours ago, transam said: Well it was taken in London.....???? More than likely, yet where was it photo-shopped ????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yinn Posted March 1, 2020 Share Posted March 1, 2020 On 2/29/2020 at 10:31 AM, transam said: The dead Brit was in Japan.........???? Very sad about that. if he from Kuwait, they evacuation him already. Will the Brit government evacuation Tran Sam? Or not? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
transam Posted March 1, 2020 Share Posted March 1, 2020 2 minutes ago, Yinn said: Very sad about that. if he from Kuwait, they evacuation him already. Will the Brit government evacuation Tran Sam? Or not? 1. The Brit was on a cruise ship with many nationalities. Please read ALL the facts before you make more blunders. 2. At this time I have not asked GB to evacuate myself as I am fit and well. You could email them if you need your question answered...????......But, they may think you are daft... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
White Christmas13 Posted March 1, 2020 Share Posted March 1, 2020 1 minute ago, transam said: 1. The Brit was on a cruise ship with many nationalities. Please read ALL the facts before you make more blunders. 2. At this time I have not asked GB to evacuate myself as I am fit and well. You could email them if you need your question answered...????......But, they may think you are daft... Yes an Australian from Perth died last night he was on the cruise ship in Japan also, got evacuated to Australia and died in hospital. His wife is in ICU as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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