At least 15 countries and territories have banned and restricted South Korean nationals or foreigners who have been to South Korea to deal with the Covid-19 epidemic.

The Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC) today recorded 60 new cases of nCoV infection, bringing the total number of people infected in the country to 893, including 9 deaths. Korea became the second largest outbreak of corona pneumonia (Covid-19) in the world after China.

In the wake of the epidemic, six countries and territories including Israel, Bahrain, Jordan, Kiribati, Samoa and American Samoa yesterday banned entry for foreigners who have been to Korea in the past 14 days or demanded that they be separated. ly upon entry. Hong Kong today also prohibits all people from South Korea, except special residents, when returning to implement isolation measures.

Although no official announcement has been made, the island nation of Mauritius in Africa has also postponed entry for Korean nationals. Eight other countries, including Brunei, England, Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan, Oman, Ethiopia, Uganda and Qatar, have also strengthened immigration checks and tightened medical checks for people from South Korea.

The UK and Singapore advise citizens not to visit epidemic centers in South Korea, Daegu City and Cheongdo District, North Gyeongsang Province, while Taiwan raised its travel warnings to South Korea. The US today raises the level of travel warnings with South Korea to the third highest level, meaning Americans should avoid all unnecessary trips to South Korea.

The Covid-19 outbreak has been reported in 35 countries and territories after the outbreak in Wuhan, China in December 2019. Worldwide, more than 80,000 people are infected with nCoV, nearly 2,700 people die and more than 27,000 recover.