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British Airways has suspended flights between the United Kingdom and China in light of the Wuhan coronavirus outbreak.

"We have suspended all flights to and from mainland China with immediate effect following advice from the Foreign Office against all but essential travel," the company said in a statement Wednesday.

The UK's Foreign Office warned people against traveling to mainland China in all but essential cases on Tuesday.

It's the most drastic action yet by a major airline as the deadly coronavirus continues to spread. The virus has killed 132 people and infected nearly 6,000 people in China so far, with dozens more cases confirmed in places such as the United States, Japan, Germany and France.