Travellers are advised to read the FCO travel advice for the country they are travelling to, which includes a link through to the National Travel Health Network and Centre (NaTHNaC) TravelHealthPro website that provides specific travel health advice for countries.
The Department of Health & Social care have published information for the public regarding the outbreak of Wuhan coronavirus, including the current situation in the UK and actions taken in the UK and abroad. https://www.gov.uk/guidance/wuhan-novel-coronavirus-information-for-the-public
NaTHNaC advise that Travellers currently in countries that are reporting cases of WN-CoV should follow local public health advice. UK travellers should also ensure they are up to date with the latest advice from FCO and PHE.
Travellers returning from Wuhan or in the last 14 days are being advised to follow this advice even if not displaying symptoms of the virus. Please see further advice below from The Department of Health & Social care and Public Health England: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/wuhan-novel-coronavirus-information-for-the-public
PHE have released guidance to assist professionals in providing advice to the public on how to prevent spread of 2019–nCoV infection, what symptoms to look for, and what to do if they become unwell in a variety of settings.
The guidance covers the following topics:
1. Preventing spread of infection
2. Actions on return from China
4. Feeling unwell while away from home
5. Travel to countries outside China that have 2019-nCoV cases
The full guidance can be accessed via this link: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/novel-coronavirus-2019-ncov-guidance-to-assist-professionals-in-advising-the-general-public/guidance-to-assist-professionals-in-advising-the-general-public
World Health Organsiation (WHO)
Click here to view the latest situational report from WHO which provides information regarding the Novel Coronavirus outbreak including details of countries, territories or areas with reported confirmed cases of 2019-nCoV. Data as of 1 February 2020.
Various FCO Travel Advice Updates
The Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) has updated the travel advice for the following countries with information related to Novel Coronavirus included in the Summary and health sections. This includes information on any specific measures being introduced by countries. As the advice varies from country to country please click on the links for the specific country advice in order to view the latest updates, access the full travel advice and any restrictions in place:
Antigua & Barbuda: https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/antigua-and-barbuda
China: https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/china
Maldives: https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/maldives
Solomon Islands: https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/solomon-islands
Below are the links for the FCO travel advice pages for countries that have information in relation to Novel Coronavirus. Please click on the link for tthe specific country advice in order to view the latest updates, access the full travel advice and any restrictions in place:
Antigua & Barbuda: https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/antigua-and-barbuda
Australia: https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/australia
China: https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/china
Cambodia: https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/cambodia
Ethiopia: https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/ethiopia
France: https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/france
Fiji: https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/fiji
Hong Kong: https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/hong-kong
India: https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/india
Indonesia: https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/indonesia
Japan: hthttps://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/indonesia Japan:
Laos: https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/laos
Macao: https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/macao
Malaysia: https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/malaysia
Maldives: https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/maldives
Mongolia: https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/mongolia
Myanmar: https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/myanmar
New Zealand: https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/new-zealand
Nepal: https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/nepal
North Korea: https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/north-korea
Papua New Guinea https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/papua-new-guinea
Philippines: https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/philippines
Samoa: https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/samoa
Singapore: https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/singapore
Solomon Islands: https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/solomon-islands
South Korea: https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/south-korea
Sri Lanka: https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/sri-lanka
Taiwan: https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/taiwan
Tanzania https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/tanzania
Thailand: https://w.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/thailand
UAE: https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/united-arab-emirates
