This document provides updated recommendations for international traffic in relation to the COVID-19 outbreak, in light of the rapidly evolving situation. It supersedes the advice published on 27 January 2020.

On 2 March, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian gave a regular press conference. When asked for comment on the tightening prevention and control measures taken by different localities in China against overseas arrivals, Zhao has the following to say:

A total of 125 new confirmed cases of novel coronavirus infection and 31 deaths were reported on Monday on the Chinese mainland, bringing the two numbers up to 80,151 and 2,943 respectively, the National Health Commission said Tuesday morning.