American Airlines planes sit on a runway at Pittsburgh International Airport on March 27
China’s foreign ministry advised Chinese citizens to avoid travel to countries posing a high risk in the global coronavirus pandemic, as the country tightens checks on arrivals to guard against imported cases of the disease.
Chinese citizens should avoid travel to Italy, United States, Spain, Germany, Iran, France, South Korea, Switzerland, United Kingdom, Netherlands, Austria, Belgium, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, Australia, Brazil, Turkey, Malaysia, Denmark, Canada, Israel, Czech Republic, Ireland, Philippines, Thailand, the foreign ministry said in a post on an official WeChat account.