Hong Kong issues ‘red’ alert against travel to Ireland, UK and US

15 Mar 2020 • 10:40 PM MYT
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A man wears a protective mask as he walks past a panel displaying the Hang Seng Index during morning trading, following the outbreak of the new coronavirus, in Hong Kong March 13, 2020. — Reuters pic

HONG KONG, March 15 — Hong Kong issued a “red” travel alert urging people to adjust their plans and avoid non-essential travel to Ireland, Britain and the United States, as the city hunkers down to contain any further outbreak of coronavirus in the global financial hub.

The government also said members of the public were advised to consider delaying all non-essential travel outside Hong Kong. — Reuters