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Hotel staff have sent robots to deliver meals to plane passengers who were isolated for stricter screening of coronavirus.

More than 200 tourists were housed in the isolation point in Hangzhou, east China, after their flight landed in the city.

Some of the passengers on board came from Wuhan, the city where the virus that has killed more than 100 people originated from.

To prevent cross-infection between the passengers, the hotel staff decided to deliver the meals through robots.

Video taken by the guests on Sunday shows the robot stopping in front of the room doors while playing the announcement to the guests.

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It can be heard saying: "Hi everyone. I am now serving meals to you and if you have any meal requirements, please send us a message through WeChat.

"A member of staff will contact you shortly. Enjoy your meal, thank you."

A man, who wears a face mask and a long coat, opens the door, takes the food off the shelf of the robot and walks back into his room.

A spokesman at Hangzhou School of Communist Party of China told Pear that they have programmed 16 robots, one on each floor across the building.

He said: "We have set the route for the robots, including where to go, where to stop and to play the announcement at the door.

"The robots can entertain and sing songs to the guests."

Transport Minister, Grant Shapps, has said the government is working on plans to repatriate UK nationals in the city of Wuhan, where the outbreak is believed to have started.

(Image: REUTERS)

He spoke on BBC Breakfast this morning: "One of the things we’re asking people to do is to contact the consulate there to make them aware. People have started to do that.

"We are working on arrangements as well. So making contact would be very helpful indeed...

"If they actually contact the consulate where they are then that consulate is in fact gathering together all the information of the people who are there in order to help repatriate where that’s appropriate.

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"That is very much what’s required at this stage."

Countries around the world are planning to evacuate diplomatic staff and citizens from Chinese areas hit by the coronavirus as the death toll reached 106 in China.

The Chinese government has extended the Lunar New Year holiday by three days in desperate bids to contain the virus and avoid spreading the infection.