U.S. State Department issues travel advisory for Shanghai amid COVID-19 surge


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April 12 (UPI) -- As COVID-19 cases surge in Shanghai, the United States' Department of State has asked non-emergency government personnel and their families to leave the Chinese city. The State Department issued a statement Monday urging people to reconsider traveling to the People's Republic of China amid arbitrary enforcement of local laws and COVID-19-related restrictions. Advertisement The advisory also cautioned against traveling to Hong Kong's Special Administrative Region (SAR) and Jilin province, noting a risk of children being separated from parents. China has expressed strong dissatisfaction with and "firmly opposes" the United State's " groundless accusation " of China's...