Countries Enact Entry Restrictions, Flights Disrupted Amid Worsening Coronavirus Outbreak

Countries Enact Entry Restrictions, Flights Disrupted Amid Worsening Coronavirus Outbreak
Staff members, wearing protective suits, watch as a plane carrying 32 Mongolian citizens for their evacuation from the Chinese city of Wuhan arrives in Ulaanbaatar, the capital of Mongolia on Feb. 1, 2020. Byambasuren Enbyamba-OChir/AFP via Getty Images
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SHANGHAI—As the coronavirus outbreak worsens in China, the United States and other nations announced new border curbs on foreigners who have been in China.

The central province of Hubei, the center of the epidemic, is under a virtual quarantine, with roads sealed off and public transport shut down. Elsewhere in China, authorities have placed restrictions on travel and business activity in a bid to contain the spread of the virus.