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  • UPDATED: All The Countries With Travel Bans Due To Coronavirus

    16 Mar 2020 by Carrie in Health, Lifestyle, Travel, Vibe, World
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    As countries all over the world struggle to contain the coronavirus, a number of them have instituted travel bans.

    The outbreak has been declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization, and as such global restrictions on worldwide travellers have increased.

    So far, it looks like South Africans can still travel around the globe relatively unhindered as long as they stay away from infected countries.

    I would give some serious thought to booking a plane ticket at this point, though, as you never know what will happen in your destination country before you fly.

    CNN compiled a comprehensive list of all the countries with travel bans, at the moment. We’ve updated this story with additional countries from a list compiled by The New York Times.

    Let’s get to it:

    America

    The US ban applies to 26 countries in the Schengen Area free movement zone: Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, The Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland.

    The UK and Ireland are not included, despite both countries reporting cases of the virus.

    Australia

    Travellers who have been in China, Iran, South Korea or Italy in the last two weeks will not be allowed to enter Australia.

    Australian nationals, residents or their immediate family members are exempt from the ban.

    Austria

    Austria has introduced border checks. A ban has been placed on passengers from Italy, China, Iran and South Korea, unless they can produce a certificate proving that they are free from the virus.

    China

    China has instituted a mandatory 14-day quarantine period for all new arrivals to the country. International business travellers with be quarantined for 14 days upon arrival until they’re given the all-clear.

    Croatia

    Croatian nationals can enter the country without a problem. Anyone flying in from China’s Hubei Province, Germany’s Heinsberg County, Iran, Italy, or South Korea’s Daegu City and Cheongdo province in the past 14 days will be placed in quarantine.

    Czech Republic

    The Czech Republic has declared a state of emergency and barred entry to all non-residents, as well as partially closing its borders.

    Greece

    Greece will not be accepting any new asylum seekers for at least a month, or until the virus slows down.

    Hong Kong

    Travellers who have passed through South Korea or China’s Hubei Province in the past 14 days are not allowed to enter Hong Kong. Chines nationals are also barred if their passport was issued in Hubei. Returning Hong Kong nationals will be quarantined for 14 days.

    India

    India has suspended all tourist visas and will be enforcing a two-week quarantine on anyone entering the country, having visited China, France, Germany, Iran, Italy, South Korea and Spain.

    Indonesia

    Anyone who isn’t an Indonesian national, and who has visited China, or affected regions of Italy, South Korea and Iran, will be barred from entry.

    Italy

    Tourists will not be allowed entry to Italy from any of the following airports: Alessandria, Asti, Lombardy, Modena, Novara, Padova, Parma, Pesaro and Urbino, Piacenza, Reggio Emilia, Rimini, Treviso-Venice, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola and Vercelli.

    Japan

    Travellers who have been to China, South Korea or Italy within the last 14 days will be denied entry to Japan.

    Macau

    Anyone entering who has been in one of the severely affected countries will be quarantined for 14 days, unless they can produce a medical certificate.

    Malaysia

    Malaysia has banned all travellers from infected regions of China, Korea, Japan, Iran, Italy and Denmark.

    Norway

    Anyone travelling to Norway from outside the Nordic region must self-isolate for two weeks.

    Russia

    Russians returning from any of the infected areas worldwide will be required to self-isolate for two weeks.

    Sri Lanka

    Visas will be cancelled on arrival. Travellers arriving from Italy, Iran and South Korea will be quarantined for 14 days.

    South Korea

    Visitors to China’s Hubei Province and passport holders from that region, are not permitted entry.

    Thailand

    Visa-free entry has been suspended for travellers from Hong Kong, South Korea and Italy, while visa on arrival has been stopped for 18 countries: Bulgaria, Bhutan, Cyprus, Ethiopia, Fiji, Georgia, India, Kazakhstan, Malta, Mexico, Nauru, Papua New Guinea, Romania, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu and China.

    Turkey

    Travellers who have been in China, Iran, Iraq, Italy or South Korea in the past 14 days are not allowed to enter or travel through Turkey.

    Vietnam

    Vietnam has announced that any arrival who has been in the UK or Schengen Area in the last 14 days will be denied entry, lasting for a 30 day period.

    Kenya

    Kenya has announced suspension of all travelers from countries with confimed coronavirus cases.

    Morocco

    The Moroccan government has suspended all flights to Algeria, Belgium, China, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Portugal and Spain, as well as passenger ferry services.

    Namibia

    The Namibian government will be suspending inbound and outbound flights from Qatar, Ethiopia and Germany for 30 days.

    South Africa

    President Ramaphosa has declared a national state of disaster and announced that all travelers who have entered South Africa from high-risk countries since mid-February will be required to present themselves for testing.

    As the coronavirus continues to spread, these restrictions are likely to get worse.

    Keep up to date with accurate facts and figures about the virus, here.

    Stay safe out there.

    [source:cnn&newyorktimes]

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