this is bbc news, i'm lukwesa burak. the headlines at 5pm. the university of york says risk of infection is low, after it revealed one of the two people in the uk to test positive for coronavirus, is one of its students. i want to reassure our students that we are working closely with the lead agency, public health england, and other agencies to manage the situation. public health england says 203 people have now been tested — with no additional positive cases. bongs. the uk enacts its most profound strategic change in a generation, leaving the european union, after nearly half a century.

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good evening, welcome to bbc news. the university of york says it believes the risk of other students catching the corona virus is low, after one of its students was diagnosed with the disease. after one of its students that student is one of two chinese nationals being treated at a specialist unit in newcastle. elsewhere, more than 100 people evacuated from the chinese city of wuhan yesterday are spending two weeks in quarantine at a hospital on the wirral. dan johnson reports. we are being looked after to the absolute maximum that anyone can possibly expect. meet matt, one of the 83 people spending the next fortnight here in quarantine. for windows, i think we can...? yes, we can actually open the windows and get some fresh air. usually home to nurses, this is where families are being monitored on the return from wuhan. there is an army of people here who are looking after us extremely well.

they were driven from the wirral from raf brize norton in oxfordshire last night. the coach company says the five drivers were told they didn't need protective clothing, but they will have the next two weeks at home. in newcastle, two chinese nationals from the same family are being treated in an isolated facility at the royal victoria infirmary. one was a student at the university of york, but it is not that they did not show symptoms on campus. the hotel room where they fell ill is being disinfected and officials say they are making good progress tracing those in close contact with the pair. we have not really got effective treatments for a novel virus like this yet. a vaccine would be some way off, we have not heard any discussion about antiviral drugs where we have had these kind of things before. it comes down, really, to mobilising the public to be sensible in terms of practical common sense, everyday measures...

in china, the virus has not affected 12,000 people and 259 have died. —— has now affected. some countries are taking steps to ban chinese travellers, and the world health organization has declared an international emergency, with more than 100 cases no in over 20 countries. they have brought as televisions, radios... back on the wirral, so far all is well. as far as we know, we are all both tickety and boo and in that order. but this is just the start of a two—week wait. danjohnson, dan johnson, bbc news. one of the first two people to test positive for coronavirus in the uk, is a student at the university of york. the vice chancellor, professor charlie jeffery, sought to reassure students earlier, as did the student union president, samara jones. as you are aware, public health england has informed us that one of our students has tested positive for coronavirus. this is one of two individuals

who tested positive for the virus in the city. 0ur immediate concerns are for the infected student and family, along with the health and continued well—being of our students and staff, and the residents and visitors of our city. we understand this development will cause concern and anxiety, but i want to reassure our students, staff and the wider community that we are working closely with the lead agency, public health england, and other agencies to manage the situation. we will continue to take direction from public health england. public health england has advised us that the risk of infection being passed to us on campus is low. the university is open and will continue to operate normally. i want to reiterate to students, staff, parents and visitors that we are working with our partners across the city to ensure that york and the university remain

a safe and welcoming place to live, work, and visit. let me say also that the university of york is very much an international community. we are home to students and staff for more than 140 countries. we are enormously proud that we are part of the city and the warm welcome given to all of our community by the city. at times like this, we all, staff, students and friends across the city, pull together and support one another. we recognise that there is significant media interest in this situation and we would appeal to all of you to respect the privacy of those now under the care of the nhs and our wider community of staff and students. we are monitoring the situation closely and will continue to provide as much advice, care and support as we can to anyone affected by this situation. thank you for coming today.

our thoughts are with the students and the family affected. student community at york is a tight—knit global community and we will continue to support one another at this time. many students will be affected in different ways by today's news, and i know many students will have questions or feel worried. the students union and graduate student association are working very closely with the university and collaborating with health authorities to ensure the students and members of our community have up to date and accurate information as soon as it is available. i would encourage students with any questions to keep an eye on the university website for any developments and key information. our dedicated helpline will remain open over the weekend. thank you. that was the university of york student union president earlier.

earlier dr connor bamford — a virologist at the wellcome—wolfson institute for experimental medicine at queens university in belfast — told us what we don't know about the virus. we've only known about this virus for a month, so we have lots of questions. at some of the most pressing ones are, how is this virus transmitted? pressing ones are, how is this virus transmitted 7 and pressing ones are, how is this virus transmitted? and especially whether you are asymptomatic or show mild symptoms, how likely are you to be transmitting this virus? and actually, how well able is it to ci’oss actually, how well able is it to cross your infections? these infections can be valuable, but really what percentage of infections are deadly? we don't really know that. and viruses transmit and infect different ways. so clarify how this particular coronavirus is transmitting? so we know that this virus will cause a lung infection, it causes pneumonia. so you will get symptoms like coughing, shortness of

breath, and fever. this will lead to it being spread to the respiratory system, so a cough or it being spread to the respiratory system, so a cough or sneeze it being spread to the respiratory system, so a cough or sneeze will send droplets, in these droplets will have virus in it, and they can be picked up by another person. we know this virus is transmittable, but it is not one of the most transmittable but it is not one of the most tra nsmittable viruses, it's but it is not one of the most transmittable viruses, it's not the most contagious. and this is likely because it needs a short distance between people and a long contact, may be larger droplets. and as i understand it, the longer a virus remains among the human population, the more time it has to develop and mutate. how big a risk is this? so we know the viruses are mutating all the time, it doesn't necessarily mean it changes. it is minimal risk at the minute, because we know at the minute, the virus is able to infect people, transmit and cause disease. so even so, that is a massive problem. so there are

massive problem. so there are massive outstanding proms about the virus test questions about the virus. we heard from public health england following earlier confirmation from the university of york that it was one of their stu d e nts york that it was one of their students who have tested positive. they talk about close contact, with a talk about at least two metres from a patient — two metres for over 15 minutes, sorry. how do we know how long we should be within that vicinity and how far we should be standing from the person? so i would imagine this is based on our best guess, versus imagine this is based on our best guess, versus other related viruses. so we have a lot of experience with influenza, lots of experiences with other human coronavirus is. we know based out of what's coming from china and europe that this virus isn't the most contagious, but it is still contagious, and that probably means a short distance. i think two metres in 15 minutes isjust means a short distance. i think two metres in 15 minutes is just a way to prioritise patients and individuals. but we know that you

can transmit this virus when you're having bowel symptoms, you can contaminate a surface that can pick—up a virus. these are still questions that need to be answered, but i think this is a way to prioritise certain people. and you can hear our experts answer your questions on coronavirus a little later in the programme. we'll be hearing from professorjohn ashton — a former public health regional director in the north west of england, and dr mags leighton, a public health specialist at durham university, in half an hour's time. the united kingdom is today beginning a new era outside the european union. at 11pm last night, the legal ties which have bound britain to its european neighbours for almost five decades were cut. in a message released by downing street, borisjohnson said he wanted to unite the country and expressed the hope that

brexit would mark a moment of national renewal. 0ur political correspondent, helen catt, reports. there is no turning the clock back now. the uk became an ex member of the european union at this moment. bell chimes. cheers. in the shadow of the real big ben, some celebrated a long—held dream. we should celebrate the fact that, freed from the constraints of the european union, we once again will be able to find our place in the world. at holyrood, others sang to mark a moment they had hoped would never come. the fact of the matter is, that the only way back into the european union for scotland is if we regain our statehood and regain our independence. and on the cliffs at ramsgate in kent, a message to our nearest neighbours. today, one came back.

in a letter on social media that starts... ..the french president emmanuel said the channel had never managed to separate our destinies, brexit will not do so either. so what practical difference what we noticed this morning? well, none. the uk is now in a transition period will be keep following eu laws until the end of december while the government negotiate a new relationship with europe. downing street wants it done in time for new rules to start next january. despite warm words, the eu has made it clear that negotiations are unlikely to be easy. europe has experience in negotiating trade agreements and this is a peculiar one because normally negotiations are about trying to come together, but this time we are going to try and negotiate a trade agreement where somebody wants to pull away from us. i cannot get my head around that. i think it is going to be quite complicated. both sides are expected to set out their opening positions in the coming days, a new phase of uk history has started.

what it will bring will take a little longer to find out. helen catt, bbc news. 0ur correspondent, gavin lee has been to malaga — to find out what this is going to mean for british expats and local businesses. the last couple days on the eve of brexit and overnight, and the morning and afternoon after, the post—brexit period — around the coast of the costa del sol, one of the most popular parts for british tourists and residents — 350,000 residents are living across spain, many here. now i've come to a particular place, i've spoken to the residents throughout the day, and actually, what about the spanish businesses? this is a farm for these fruit we use as vegetables, the avocado. huge, huge farm here, and it's the only part of spain, malaga —