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A family have been evacuated from a home in Hull by medics wearing hazmat suits, sparking coronavirus fears.

A man, woman, a child and a baby were taken into two ambulances from a home in Durham Street off Holderness Road at around 11.30am on Saturday.

A neighbour says she fears that the family may have been infected by coronavirus.

The neighbour, who did not want to be named, said: "At first I thought it was a murder scene. We saw two ambulances come both with two paramedics kitted up with the full white suits and face masks and eye shields.

"Then they stopped on the door step of the house and wouldn't let them out before putting masks on all the family and then they put two in one ambulance and the other two in the other.

"It's very scary that coronavirus could be on my door step. My eldest was crying because she was concerned for the small children and I think shes little scared of catching it.

"I explained you can't catch it like that."

The Department of Health and Social Care would not comment on the case.

On Saturday afternoon, the department confirmed that three more patients from England have tested positive for coronavirus.

It brings the total number of UK cases to 23, Chief Medical Officer Professor Chris Whitty said.

A total of 8,986 people have been tested for coronavirus in the UK, of which 8,966 were confirmed negative and 20 positive.

Professor Witty said: "As of 9am this morning, three further patients in England have tested positive for COVID-19.

"Two patients recently returned from Italy and the other patient recently returned from Asia.

"All three are being investigated and contact tracing has begun.

"One case is from Gloucestershire, one from Hertfordshire and one from Berkshire."

On Friday afternoon, Kingston Medical Centre in Hull was closed for a "precautionary" deep clean.

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The NHS would not confirm worries the closure was in connection with coronavirus. A patient said she had been told it was closed because of concerns over a patient, but they were not found to have the illness.

An NHS spokesperson said: “Kingston Medical Practice is temporarily closed today to enable a clean of the surgery as a routine precautionary measure.

"The practice will reopen on Monday, March 2 and patients will be advised if their appointment needs to be rearranged.

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“We apologise for any inconvenience that may have been caused. Safety is our priority and we have been working with public health teams to make sure there is no risk to staff and patients.

“Patients can still be seen at Riverside Practice on Walker Street.”

The first two patients who were confirmed to have the virus in the UK were initially treated at a specialist unit at Castle Hill Hospital in Cottingham.

People who have recently travelled from Hubei province in China, Iran, lockdown areas in northern Italy and special care zones in South Korea are being told to stay at home and not visit GP practices, medical centres or hospitals.