Countries like the United States, Japan and Ireland recommend that citizens avoid Italy when Covid-19 is complicated in this European country.

Italy is currently the largest Covid-19 outbreak in Europe and many cases in other countries in the region have been linked to returnees from this country. Health officials warned that hospitals in Italy could fall into overload and crisis if the number of nCoV infections continues to rise sharply.

The number of nCoV infections in Italy on March 1 increased to 1,694, almost doubling from the 888 cases recorded two days ago, of which 34 were killed, 83 recovered and 140 critically.

In its February 28 announcement, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) asked citizens to avoid "unnecessary travel" to Italy, because of access to appropriate medical care in Italy. The areas affected by Covid-19 in this country are limited.

Japan has also raised travel alerts from primary to secondary in a four-level ladder for citizens to the Veneto and Emilia Romagna regions of Italy. The Irish Foreign Ministry also warned citizens on Monday not to visit Italy's Piemonte, Lombardai, Veneto, Emilia Romagna and Lazio areas.

Anna Popova, head of Russia's consumer health watchdog on Monday, called on its citizens to restrict unnecessary travel abroad, amid concerns about Covid-19 internationally. . "Now is the time not to leave Russia," Ms. Popova said.

Taiwan's diplomatic agency on February 26 raised the travel alert for the islanders to parts of Italy. Accordingly, Italy's Bologna and Veneto regions were warned by Taiwan as "red", which means "avoid coming or leaving immediately", the rest of Italy at orange alert, ie "avoid going". unnecessary. "

Turkey, Northern Macedonia also issued similar warnings to citizens when arriving in parts of Italy.

Covid-19 appeared in 67 countries and territories after its inauguration in Wuhan, China in December 2019. The world has more than 88,000 people infected and at least 3,051 people died from the disease.