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            At least six people have reportedly been killed and 300 people were infected by the mysterious corona disease spread in Wuhan, China. According to reports, the disease has been found outside China including Thailand, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan and now the United States of America. The authorities have confirmed that a human-to-human transmission can be found. Port authorities of many countries are now on high alerts and putting up temperature and health screening. Travel alerts have been issued worldwide for international travelers to be highly careful of their travelling across borders.

(Source: https://edition.cnn.com/2020/01/21/asia/china-china-coronavirus-sars-intl-hnk/index.html )

Travel advice and international traffic restrictions: (WHO)

• It would be prudent to reduce the general risk of acute respiratory infections while travelling in or from affected areas
• Health practitioners and public health authorities should provide to travellers information to reduce the general risk of acute respiratory infections
• If a traveller on board of an aircraft has signs and symptoms indicative of acute respiratory infections, the health part of the aircraft general declaration (Appendix 1 to ICAO Annex 9) must be completed and submitted to Point Of Entry health authorities. 
• A Public Health Passenger Locator Form (Appendix 13 to ICAO Annex 9) must be completed in the event of a sick traveller detected on board an aircraft
• WHO does not recommend any specific health measures for travellers. It is generally considered that entry screening offers little benefit, while requiring considerable resources.(10 January 2020)
• WHO advises against the application of any travel or trade restrictions on China based on the information currently available on this event.
• To keep updated with WHO advice for international travel and trade, refer to the WHO
  web site: https://www.who.int/ith/2020-0901_outbreak_of_Pneumonia_caused_by_a_new_coronavirus_in_C/en/

Travel advice: (US CDC)

• CDC has issued a Level 1 Travel notice (Watch – practice usual precautions)
• Detailed advice can be found on their web site:
  https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/travel/notices/watch/novel-coronavirus-china

The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) has kindly shared lists of current entry and exit screening measures that have been reported to ICAO as the following;

Current entry and exit screening measures:
(reported to ICAO – not all confirmed by ICAO)

• Wuhan - exit screening at Wuhan Tianhe International Airport
• United States - entry screening at Los Angeles International Airport, John F. Kennedy International Airport, and San Francisco International Airport
• Hong Kong - entry screening at Hong Kong International Airport
• Macau - entry screening at Macau International Airport
• Japan, Malaysia, the Philippines, and Vietnam – entry screening at all airports
• Russia – entry screening at Amur Oblast
• Myanmar – entry screening at Yangon International Airport
• Singapore – entry screening at Changi Airport
• South Korea entry screening at Incheon International Airport
• Thailand – entry screening at Krabi, Suvarnabhumi, Don Mueang, Phuket and Chiang Mai airports
• Taiwan – entry screening at all international airports