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Many countries in the world issue China Travel Restrictions

To face with the Coronavirus, many countries in the world has issued travel restrictions. Tighter travel restrictions including quarantines are spreading as worldwide efforts to contain the coronavirus accelerate. Check out the places with known major constraints on travelers or China travel.

Australia

Foreign nationals in mainland China will not be allowed to enter Australia until 14 days after they have left or transited through China. Australian citizens, permanent residents and their families are still able to enter but must isolate themselves for 14 days if they’ve recently been to mainland China. The government has advised to stop any travel to mainland China.

Hong Kong

The Hong Kong officials will quarantine anyone arriving from mainland China, including Hong Kong residents and visitors entering through the international airport, from Feb. 8. Most border crossings with mainland China are already closed.

India

Existing visas are no longer valid for any foreign national traveling from China. Anyone traveling to China will be quarantined on their return.

Indonesia

Direct flights to and from mainland China have been banned, and Indonesia has also suspended visas on arrival for Chinese citizens.

Japan

Foreigners who have visited China’s Hubei province within the past 14 days have been denied entry into Japan since Feb. 1. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said he’s considering an expansion of immigration curbs.

New Zealand

A ban on anyone traveling from China came into effect Feb. 3 and lasts as long as 14 days. The government has also raised its travel advice about all of mainland China to “do not travel,” the highest level.

Philippines

The Philippines has widened a travel ban previously imposed on visitors from Hubei province to all of China, including Hong Kong and Macau. President Rodrigo Duterte has imposed a 14-day quarantine for Filipinos coming from China, while also temporarily barring travel to China, Hong Kong and Macau.

Saudi Arabia

Citizens of Saudi Arabia and foreigners living in the country are banned from traveling to China. Expats who have been to China won’t be allowed to return, according to the state-run Saudi Press Agency.

Singapore

Singapore has blocked the entry and transit of people who had traveled to mainland China in the previous 14 days, starting from Feb. 1. Visas of China citizens to visit Singapore have been suspended, including those already issued.

South Korea

From Feb. 4, South Korea barred the entry of foreigners who have visited or stayed in Hubei in the previous 14 days. Seoul also suspended its no-visa favor for Chinese tourists to Jeju Island.

Taiwan

All Chinese residents, excluding those from Hong Kong and Macau, will be banned from entering Taiwan from Feb. 6. Travelers who have visited Hong Kong and Macau will be quarantined at home and must monitor their health for 14 days, the Taiwan Centers for Disease Control said.

U.K.

The government has recommended British nationals leave China and advised against all but essential travel to mainland China.

U.S.

The U.S. has temporarily barred entry to foreign nationals who have visited China and pose a risk of spreading the illness, unless they are immediate relatives of U.S. citizens or permanent residents. The State Department issued its highest level do-not-travel advisory for China.

Vietnam

The government has banned all foreigners who have spent time in China in the previous two weeks from entering Vietnam. The country has already quarantined about 900 people, most of them are Vietnamese, who arrived from China.

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