Published 12:21 IST, February 16th 2020

Countries issue Health and travel advisory to citizens amid Coronavirus scare

Countries across the globe have issued travel and health advisories to warn the citizens travelling by air to different parts of the world to battle the virus.

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Countries across globe have issued travel and health visories to warn citizens travelling by air to different parts of world in ir efforts to battle  Coronavirus outbreak, according to reports. Many airlines have eir cancelled ir flights to China or temporarily halted transits to  mainland. As airports across world have become primary source of transmission of disease, strict instructions have been issued by government to ensure safety of passengers. 

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Countries issue travel visory

India has vised its citizens to avoid travelling to China and ded that anyone with a travel history in China since January 15, 2020, could be quarantined. India has taken preventive measures in order to control possible transmission of virus in country. US has also issued travel visories for its citizens and banned  entry of foreign nationals who travelled to China in last 14 days. visory states citizens returning to US Who have been in Hubei province in last 14 days will be quarantined for two weeks. 

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UK also came up with strict travel visories for its citizens travelling to and from China and or parts of South Asia.   Foreign and Commonwealth Office has restricted all travel to Hubei province amid ongoing vel coronavirus outbreak. 
China has confirmed more new cases of dely coronavirus outbreak on February 15, according to reports.

CNHC confirms new cases

China’s National Health Commission said it h recorded 121 new deaths and 5,090 new coronavirus cases on mainland on February 13, taking total infected tally to 69,266 people. Nearly 55,748 people are presently undergoing treatment at various hospitals across country and 1,669 people have died from vel coronavirus outbreak that has emerged in Hubei province’s capital, Wuhan, in December. hard-hit Hubei province, epicentre of outbreak, has reported 116 new fatalities and reported 4,823 new confirmed cases on Thursday, provincial health commission said. 

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12:21 IST, February 16th 2020