Health officials are under pressure to release details of the movements of a British coronavirus “super spreader” - amid fears the virus is far more contagious than was thought.

The unnamed businessman, who contracted the virus in Singapore, is now known to have infected at least seven fellow Britons in a French ski resort, before returning home to Brighton, falling ill some some five days later.

Those he infected include the fourth person to have contracted the disease in the UK and patients in Spain and France, all of whom were believed to have been with the 'super spreader' in France.

But health authorities have refused to provide any details of the man’s movements during the five days he spent in the UK before showing symptoms - all that is known is that he spent two hours in a local pub the night before finally succumbing to the illness.

On Sunday, it emerged that the man travelled back by Easyjet from Geneva to Gatwick on the 6.50pm flight on January 28th. The budget airline said it was notified by PHE on the evening of Thursday 6th. PHE said all passengers sitting near the man had been contacted and given advice.

In a statement, Easyjet said it had been notified by the public health authority that a customer who had recently travelled on one of its flights has since been diagnosed with the Coronavirus.