US Raises Travel Warnings for South Korea, Italy, Iran: Coronavirus Updates From Feb. 24

A man wearing a mask to prevent the coronavirus walks in the Myungdong shopping district in Seoul on Feb. 23, 2020. Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images

Countries around the world are taking measures to try to stem the spread of the new coronavirus disease, COVID-19, as the death toll continues to rise.

This page has updates from Feb. 24. For updates from Feb. 25, click here.

US Raises Travel Warnings for South Korea, Italy, Iran

Americans have been advised by the CDC to avoid all non-essential travel to South Korea as it raised a ‘Level 3’ travel advisory for the country as it faces what appears to be a growing local outbreak of COVID-19.