Pentagon: Service Members Can’t Travel to Countries Most Affected by New Coronavirus

Secretary of Defense Mark Esper addresses the media at U.S. Southern Command in Doral, Florida on Jan. 23, 2020. Joe Raedle/Getty Images

The U.S. military is ordering service members, civilian Department of Defense workers, and families from traveling to, from, or through countries most affected by the new coronavirus.

The travel restrictions are in place from March 13 for two months.