Photos show what it's like to travel around the world by train, bus, boat, and plane in the age of coronavirus
Airports around the world are also putting out alerts about what signs of infection travelers should look out for.
This airport in India has special screenings for passengers arriving from countries with elevated risk.
Air travel hasn't halted altogether, but at least 26 countries have canceled flights outside of China.
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Travelers wear masks in this photo taken at Sao Paulo Airport in Brazil, which recently confirmed the first case of the coronavirus in Latin America in a person returning from Italy.
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Passengers are screened in this picture in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, for signs of coronavirus. Africa has only one confirmed case so far, but Bill Gates and others have warned that it could hit Africa even more severely than China.
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Even boats are being monitored. Albania has enlisted medical staff to detect infections because of close ties to Italy.
Taking temperatures is one way medical professionals have quickly scanned groups for possible infection, though thermometer guns are reportedly "notoriously" unreliable.
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Finally, after the quarantine of the Diamond Princess cruise ship, the CDC "recommends that all travelers reconsider cruise ship voyages to or within Asia."
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