Press release

Change to China Travel Advice

Travel advice to China has been updated following the Coronavirus outbreak.

• From: Foreign & Commonwealth Office
• Published: 22 January 2020

This was published under the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

A Foreign & Commonwealth Office spokesperson said:

In light of the latest medical information, including reports of some person-to-person transmission, and the Chinese authorities’ own advice, we are now advising against all but essential travel to Wuhan.

The safety and security of British nationals is always our primary concern, and we advise British nationals travelling to China to remain vigilant and check our travel advice on gov.uk.

Further information

Latest China travel advice can be found here.

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Published 22 January 2020