- First human-to-human transmission confirmed in US
- 9,821 confirmed cases worldwide, 213 fatalities
- South Korea confirms first human-to-human transmission
- China reported largest one-day jump in fatalities on Wednesday with
- Hong Kong warns of surgical mask shortage
- Russia closes border
- 6,000 quarantined aboard Italian cruise ship
- Thailand leads with most cases outside China (14)
- Chinese national hospitalized and quarantined in York
- Virus arrives in India, Philippines
- Air France suspends flights to/from mainland
- IMF now monitoring crisis as economic fears grow
- State Department authorizes personnel to evacuate China
- WHO declares global pandemic
- American Airlines pilots union files lawsuit to end travel to China
- First 2 cases confirmed in Italy
- Germany confirms 5th case
- Turkish Airlines suspends China routes
Nearly two weeks since the start of the Coronavirus epidemic, which has now resulted in over 100,000 Chinese being placed under observation, and over 210 people dead, the US finally did the right thing when late on Thursday the U.S. State Department warned Americans not to travel to China because of the spreading coronavirus outbreak.
“Do not travel to China due to novel coronavirus first identified in Wuhan, China. On January 30, the World Health Organization has determined the rapidly spreading outbreak constitutes a Public Health Emergency of International Concern. Travelers should be prepared for travel restrictions to be put into effect with little or no advance notice. Commercial carriers have reduced or suspended routes to and from China.”
The new travel advisory was issued hours after the World Health Organization declared the outbreak a global health emergency. “Those currently in China should consider departing using commercial means,” the department said in the advisory. – READ MORE