28 January 2020
FCO updates travel advice to recommend against all but essential travel to mainland China
Theme: Measures to limit spread
Sub-theme: Travel measures
Introduced by
Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Targeted at
General public travelling to and from China
Timings
Updated advice published on 28 January 2020
Stated aims
To minimise the risk of transmission
Summary
This is updated advice from the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) recommending against all but essential travel to China. The FCO also says it is working to finalise arrangements for evacuating British nationals. People currently in China are advised to make decisions based on their personal circumstances, bearing in mind travel may become more difficult in the coming days. Public Health England (PHE) also updates its advice for people returning from Wuhan in the last 14 days, advising people to isolate and call NHS 111 to inform them of recent travel to the city.
Source(s)
Gov.uk news story