US warns against travel to China due to COVID wave


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dpa Washington The United States has warned against travel to China amid a growing coronavirus outbreak and controversial measures in place to curb it. The US State Department issued a new travel advisory Friday night urging citizens to reconsider travel to China. It warned against travel to Hong Kong, Jilin province and Shanghai due to Covid-19 restrictions, including the risk of parents and children being separated. For Hong Kong it also warned of the arbitrary enforcement of local laws. All non-emergency US consulate staff and their families in Shanghai have been given permission to depart. This is likely to shut...