Coronavirus: ‘Gutted’ Briton wasn’t allowed to leave Wuhan because of two jackets

Josh Skarratts who lives in the Chinese city at the centre of the coronavirus outbreak, was hoping to be back in the UK by now.

His name was on a list of more than 200 Britons and foreign nationals who were evacuated out of Wuhan on a plane chartered by the UK government.

But the comedy club owner’s hopes of leaving the city this weekend were dashed – because of his clothing, he says.

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