With the World Health Organization declaring the recent outbreak of the coronavirus an international emergency, nations have been taking dramatic measures to contain and prevent the spreading of the virus. These include restricting travel by closing borders and canceling flights to and from China.
Here are the latest updates on territories and airlines that have imposed travel restrictions on China and its surrounding territories:
Australia
Restricted: Anyone arriving from mainland China, except for Australian citizens, residents or their families, and aircrew.
Warning: Any travel to mainland China
Suspended: Qantas Airways Ltd. flights to mainland China from Feb. 9
Canada
Warning: Non-essential travel to China
Suspended: Air Canada flights to Beijing and Shanghai until Feb 29
Egypt
Suspended: Egypt Air connecting flights to Hangzhou, Beijing, and Guangzhou
Finland
Canceled: Finnair flights to and from mainland China from Feb. 6-29
France
Warning: Any travel to China
Flights: To exit China until Feb. 9
Germany
Suspended: Lufthansa flights until Feb. 9
Hong Kong
Restricted: Residents of Hubei province
Flights: Cathay Pacific to cut capacity of flights to China by 50% or more through March
Indonesia
Restricted: Flights to and from mainland China from Feb. 3; travelers coming from mainland China in recent weeks
Suspended: Free visa and visa-on-arrival services for Chinese citizens living in the mainland
Warning: Any travel to mainland China
Flights: Ban on foreign airline flying from China, including for transit
India
Restricted: Chinese passport holders and China residents who have electronic visas
Suspended: Air India and IndiGo flights between select Indian cities and China
Israel
Restricted: All foreign nationals coming from China
Suspended: El Al flights to Beijing until Mar. 25
Italy
Suspended: All flights from China, Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan until Apr. 28
Japan
Restricted: Persons showing symptoms of the coronavirus
Warning: All travel to China
Kenya
Suspended: Kenya Airways flights to and from Guangzhou until further notice
Mongolia
Restricted: Mongolia-China border closed until Mar. 2
Morocco
Suspended: Royal Air Maroc flights to China until Feb. 29
Myanmar
Suspended: Issuance of visa-on-arrival for all visitors from China
New Zealand
Restricted: Foreigners traveling from mainland China; ban to last for up to 14 days
Warning: Any travel to mainland China
Flights: Air New Zealand flights to cut Shanghai service from daily to four times a week from Feb. 18 to Mar. 31
The Netherlands
Suspended: KLM flights to select Chinese cities; reduced number of weekly flights to Shanghai
North Korea
Restricted: North Korea borders closed to visitors from China
Oman
Suspended: All flights between Oman and China
Pakistan
Canceled: Flights to Wuhan and Hubei
The Philippines
Restricted: Visitors from China, Hong Kong, and Macau
Warning: Any travel to China, Hong Kong, and Macau
Qatar
Suspended: Qatar Airways flights to China until further notice
Russia
Restricted: Closed borders to mainland China
Suspended: Visa-free tourist travel to China; the processing of documents for Chinese nationals seeking employment in Russia
Rwanda
Suspended: RwandAir flights to and from China until further notice
Singapore
Restricted: Entry and transit of people who have traveled to mainland China in the past 14 days
Suspended: Tourist visas of China citizens, including those already issued
Flights: Singapore Airlines and SilkAir to reduce the frequency of service to mainland China in February
South Korea
Restricted: Foreigners who have visited or stayed in Hubei within 14 days of entering
Warning: Any travel to China
Suspended: Visa-free entry for Chinese tourists to Jeju Island until further notice; Korean Air flights to Wuhan until Feb. 22, reduced services on other mainland China routes; Air Seoul flights between Incheon and Zhangjiajie and Linyi until further notice
Spain
Suspended: Iberia Airways flights to Shanghai through February
Taiwan
Restricted: Residents of Hubei and southern Guangdong province
Suspended: Mandarin Airlines flights from Taiwan to Wuhan until the end of February
Tanzania
Flights: Air Tanzania has postponed its maiden February flights to China via Dar es Salaam
Turkey
Suspended: Turkish Airlines flights to Beijing, Guangzhou, Shanghai, and Xi’an until Feb. 9
The United Kingdom
Flights: British Airways to stop daily routes to Beijing and Shanghai; Virgin Atlantic has ceased flights to Shanghai for 14 days from Feb. 1
The United States of America
Restricted: Foreigners who have visited China and pose a risk of spreading the illness, unless they are immediate relatives of U.S. citizens or permanent residents.
Warning: Any travel to China
Suspended: Delta Air Lines Inc. and American Airlines Group Inc. flights to China until the end of April; United Airlines to suspend service to Beijing, Shanghai, and Chengdu from Feb. 6
Vietnam
Restriction: Chinese workers and foreign worker traveling through Chinese regions affected by the outbreak
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