The government is chartering a final flight to bring British nationals back from Wuhan – the Chinese city at the centre of the coronavirus outbreak.
The plane will leave China during the early hours of Sunday morning local time before landing at RAF Brize Norton, the Foreign Office said.
According to the PA news agency, 165 Britons and their dependents still remain in Hubei province, the epicentre of the outbreak, while 106 people have asked for assistance to leave.
A total of 94 UK nationals and family members have already been evacuated to Britain from Wuhan on two flights which arrived on Friday and Sunday.
One passenger was taken to hospital in Oxford after telling medics he had a cough and a cold, while the rest of those who came back are in quarantine at Arrowe Park Hospital on the Wirral.
Foreign secretary Dominic Raab said on Tuesday night: “We have been working round the clock to help British nationals leave Hubei province, on UK, French and New Zealand flights.
“The Foreign Office is chartering a second and final UK flight with space to help all British nationals and their dependants remaining in Hubei to leave.
“I encourage all British nationals in Hubei to register with our teams if they want to leave on this flight.”
However, health secretary Matt Hancock said that apart from those in Wuhan, people returning from China will not be quarantined. Instead, they should remain at home and call medics if they show symptoms, he told BBC Breakfast.
The death toll from the coronavirus outbreak continues to rise, with Chinese authorities reporting 490 victims and an increase in the number of cases to 24,324.
In Japan, 10 people on the Diamond Princess cruise ship tested positive for the virus and were taken to hospital, while 3,700 other passengers will be quarantined on board.
Among those stuck on the ship in Yokohama Bay, near Tokyo, are David and Sally Abel.
Speaking on a video posted on Facebook, Abel said: “We are to remain on board the ship and we are confined to our cabins.
“Naturally, we want to be home. We are missing our little Yorkie dogs. But two weeks, it’ll go quite quickly I hope.”
Health officials are trying to trace 239 people who flew from Wuhan to the UK before travel restrictions came into force.
The Department of Health said that, as of Tuesday, 414 people have tested negative for coronavirus.
The World Health Organisation said it is still early in the outbreak, but coronavirus does not yet constitute a pandemic.
Meanwhile, the University of York confirmed that a student who contracted coronavirus returned to his apartment but did not come into contact with other residents.
