Britons should stop all non-essential travel globally: foreign minister

A traveler wearing a mask waits oustside an Heathrow’s airport terminal on March 16, 2020. (AFP)
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  • Latest stringent measure taken by the government to try to stem a growing coronavirus outbreak

LONDON: British foreign minister Dominic Raab advised British nationals on Tuesday to stop all non-essential travel globally for the next 30 days, the latest stringent measure taken by the government to try to stem a growing coronavirus outbreak.
“With immediate effect, I have taken the decision to advise British nationals against non-essential travel globally, for an initial period of 30 days and of course subject to ongoing review,” Raab told parliament.