Coronavirus: travellers race home amid worldwide border closures and flight warnings

A growing number of nations are shutting airports as global Covid-19 infection cases near 200,000Coronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageTravellers across the world are scrambling to find flights home as governments urged their citizens to return and some nations announced the imminent closure of airports and borders.As coronavirus cases near 200,000 globally, a growing number of countries have imposed lockdowns and barred entry to foreigners. As a result, passengers around the world are navigating rapidly changing travel advice, high fares and cancelled flights.Continue reading...

Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - March 18, 2020 Category: Science Authors: Rebecca Ratcliffe South-east Asia correspondent Tags: Coronavirus outbreak Infectious diseases Science World news Air transport Australia news Canada New Zealand Indonesia Source Type: news