今天(1月31日)下午,特朗普政府正式宣布:自2月2日起,将暂时禁止曾在14天内到访过中国的绝大多数外国公民入境美国;并且,对于返程的美国公民及其直系亲属、以及绿卡持有人,若其曾在14天内到访过湖北省,则需要在入境后进行最多14天的强制隔离;若曾在14天内到访过中国其他省市,则需要面对比以往更严格的入境筛查,并被要求进行最多14天的自主隔离。
美国签证中心早些时候也在其官网发布声明:美国驻华使领馆宣布将取消2月3日这一周的移民和非移民签证预约。其表示,将尽快恢复签证服务,但暂时未提供具体日期。对于受签证预约取消影响的申请人,其声明已支付的MRV签证申请费用在支付之日起一年内依然在所购买的国家有效。
(截图来自美国签证中心官网)
北京时间1月31日凌晨,世界卫生组织(WHO)在最新召开的新型冠状病毒应急委员会中,宣布将此次疫情列为“全球关注公共卫生紧急事件(PHEIC)”,并发布针对此次疫情的防控措施指导建议。
(截图来自WHO官网)
早在该决定发布之前,多个国家及地区就已发布入境禁令,以控制疫情的进一步扩散。其中,最早一批发布入境管制规则的国家及地区包括:台湾、香港、马来西亚、新加坡等;禁令内容多为限制以下人群入境:来自湖北省或持有湖北省签发护照的中国公民;于14天内到访过湖北省的人员。(点击查看部分禁令内容,更多详细条例还请参看官方声明)另外,多家航空公司也于近日宣布,取消部分往返于中国的航班,有出行计划的读者请注意查看相应航班官网信息。
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