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Wuhan coronavirus has killed over 100 people. Here are all the countries warning against travel to China.
Wuhan coronavirus has killed over 100 people. Here are all the countries warning against travel to China.
Rosie Perper,Rosie Perper,Sahar EsfandiariJan 28, 2020, 23:02 IST
Stringer/Anadolu Agency via Getty ImagesCitizens wear masks to defend against new viruses on January 22, 2020 in Guangzhou, China.The 2019 new coronavirus, known as "2019-nCoV", was discovered in Wuhan virus pneumonia cases in 2019, and the virus was transmitted from person to person. Currently, confirmed cases have been received in various parts of the world.
Several countries, including the United States, United Kingdom, and Canada, have warned against all non-essential travel to China and Hubei province as the virus continues to spread around the world.
Here are the countries warning against travel to China's Hubei province, as well as to China.
As of Tuesday local time, 14 cities in Hubei province are locked down, accounting for a population of over 50 million people. Several media outlets estimate the number of people locked down at 56 million.
The effects of the shutdown have been widespread: Several large foreign and Chinese corporations, including McDonald's, Ikea, and French carmakers Peugeot Citroen and Renault are temporarily shutting down operations and evacuating employees from the area.
And several countries, including the US, UK, and Canada, have warned against all non-essential travel to China and Hubei province as the virus continues to spread around the world.
Here are the countries and agencies warning against travel to China:
The US State Department on Monday raised the alert level to three for travel to China, and is advising passengers to "reconsider travel to China" due to increased risk.
The department also raised the alert level for travel to Hubei province to the highest level four.
#China Travel Advisory Update - Level 3: Reconsider travel due to novel coronavirus first identified in Wuhan, China. Chinese health officials have reported thousands of cases throughout China. Some areas have increased risk. Read entire advisory here: https://t.co/7fzgNggnHjpic.twitter.com/XuRtAMMURW
India's health ministry on Saturday issued a travel advisory to those visiting China, warning that all non-essential travel should be avoided.
The #HealthMinistry on Saturday issued a travel advisory to those visiting #China from #India or coming back from there in the wake of the outbreak of the contagious #novelCoronavirus.
On Sunday The Association of Egyptian Travel Agencies banned all tourism flights to and from China "until further notice."
Osama Munir told Egypt today that the decision could be damaging for tourism industry revenues because 10% of all inbound tourism out of China goes to Egypt.
On Tuesday, the Australian government said "do not travel to Hubei Province" and asked Australians to reconsider their need to travel to China altogether.
