In a new travel advisory, the State Department raised its warning for China to the same level as Afghanistan and Iraq. coronavirus coronavirusoutbreak
Shanghai/Beijing - The United States warned Americans not to travel to China as the death toll from a new virus reached 213 on Friday and the World Health Organization declared a global health emergency.
In a new travel advisory, the State Department raised its warning for China to the same level as Afghanistan and Iraq, saying on its website, "Do not travel to China due to novel coronavirus first identified in Wuhan." Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe told parliament the government had decided to raise its infectious disease advisory level for China, urging citizens to avoid non-urgent trips.
Japan's advisory for China's central province of Hubei, where the virus first emerged, is one level higher, advising citizens not to travel there. Beijing has not commented on the U.S. travel warning, but in response to the WHO declaration, a foreign ministry spokeswoman said China had taken "the most comprehensive and rigorous prevention and control measures".
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