AN update has been provided by Public Health England regarding the Coronavirus outbreak.

On Twitter, the authority said: "As of 2PM on Thursday, January 30, a total of 161 tests have concluded:

"161 were confirmed negative - 0 positive"

This means there are still no confirmed cases of Coronavirus in the UK.

Updates will be published at 2PM daily by Public Health England until further notice.

An evacuation flight to bring British nationals back to the UK from Wuhan, the Chinese city at the centre of the outbreak will leave on Thursday night, the Foreign Secretary has said.

In a statement, Dominic Raab said: "We are pleased to have confirmation from the Chinese authorities that the evacuation flight from Wuhan airport to the UK can depart at 5am local time on Friday 31 January.

"The safety and security of British nationals is our top priority."