Europe's coronavirus outbreak spreads from Italy
Several Europe have announced their first coronavirus cases, with all appearing to be from the growing outbreak in Italy.
Austria, Croatia and Switzerland said the cases involved persons who was simply to Italy, as did Algeria in Africa.
The first positive virus test has been recorded in Latin America - a Brazilian resident just returned from Italy.
Italy has in recent days become Europe's worst-affected country, with an increase of than 300 cases and 11 deaths.
But its neighbours have decided closing borders will be "disproportionate".
Health ministers from France, Germany, Italy and the EU Commission committed to keeping frontiers open at a meeting on Tuesday as new cases of the virus emerged throughout Europe and in central and southern Italy.
"We're discussing a virus it doesn't respect borders," said Italian Health Minister Roberto Speranza.
His German counterpart Jens Spahn said the neighbours were taking the problem "very, very seriously" but acknowledged "it might worsen before it gets better".
In the UK, schoolchildren returning from holidays in northern Italy have been sent home, with the government issuing new guidance to travellers.
But Health Secretary Matt Hancock said there were no plans to stop flights from Italy, which attracts around three million British visitors every year.
"In the event that you look at Italy, they stopped all flights from China and they are now the worst-affected country in Europe," he said.
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In Austria, a young Italian couple who stay in Innsbruck in the Tyrol were confirmed to really have the virus. Among the pair worked at a hotel, which includes been closed
Switzerland said a guy in his seventies residing in Ticino, bordering Italy, have been infected in the location of Milan on 15 February and was now in isolation
A guy in Croatia who recently returned from Italy became the first confirmed patient in the Balkans
In Spain's Tenerife, up to at least one 1,000 guests were locked down in a hotel after an Italian doctor and his wife tested positive for the virus
Spain reported its first case on the mainland, involving a woman in Barcelona who was simply to northern Italy
France and Germany also reported new cases involving people who had recently been to northern Italy
