U.S. State Department warns Americans against China travel over virus

[January 31, 2020]    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. State Department increased its travel advisory for China on Thursday, as the death toll from a fast spreading virus rose to over 200 and the World Health Organization declared a global health emergency.

A woman wears a mask in Chinatown following the outbreak of the novel coronavirus, in Chicago, Illinois, U.S. January 30, 2020. REUTERS/Kamil Krzaczynski

In a notice posted on its website, the State Department said: "Do not travel to China due to novel coronavirus first identified in Wuhan, China."

(Reporting by Makini Brice and David Shepardson; Editing by Shri Navaratnam)

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