York student is coronavirus patient
One of the first two people to test positive for coronavirus in the UK is a student at the University of York.
The university said while the news will cause "concern and anxiety among our students, staff, and the wider community", the risk of infection is low.
A spokesman said the student is not believed to have come into contact with anyone on campus while they had symptoms.
The student and another member of their family are being treated at a specialist unit in Newcastle.
They had been staying at Staycity apartment-hotel in York and were taken to hospital on Wednesday evening.
Health chiefs confirmed on Friday that they had tested positive for the virus - which has killed 259 people in China.
The university has advised people concerned about their health in relation to the disease to call 111, and have also set up a call centre over the weekend.
The spokesman said: "Our immediate concerns are for the affected student and family, along with the health and continued wellbeing of our staff, students and visitors."
Public Health England is continuing to work to try to trace people who had close contact - defined as being within two metres of the infected person for 15 minutes - with the pair.
The hotel firm has said the apartment involved has been thoroughly disinfected and PHE has been providing support.
Meanwhile, 83 British nationals have spent their first night of two weeks in quarantine, having arrived at Arrowe Park Hospital in Wirral in a convoy of six coaches on Friday evening.
Published: by Radio NewsHub