UK citizens were told to avoid all non-essential travel anywhere in the world today as the Government tried to battle the coronavirus pandemic. Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said Britons should avoid travel 'globally' under new travel advice from the Foreign Office. 'Based on the fast-changing international circumstances today I am announcing changes to FCO (Foreign and Commonwealth Office) travel advice,' he told MPs. The Foreign Office is not currently advising British people to immediately return to the UK if they are overseas, except from a few specific countries detailed in travel advice. 'Now is the time for everyone to stop non-essential contact with others and stop all non-essential travel.

Source: Daily Mail March 17, 2020 09:04 UTC