Japan to advise its citizens to avoid travel to much of Europe

"urging people avoid trips"

How about growing a pair and just bit the bullet and close airports. Let's not import and/or export this virus. Japan has enough on its hands with its clusters.

"Avoid???" Just like the government "urging" citizens not to travel to Syria or Iraq, and then having to bail them out when the guano hits the fan!

This is ridiculous. Johnson just announced the UK is going experience daily doubling of virus victims. Lots of public spaces are closed, transport on reduced services and all those who can to work from home told to do so. No one should be travelling anywhere unless it's an emergency.

Too late to worry about importing the virus, Abe. And its time to move from should to must. You need to introduce a lockdown to limit community spread.

Avoid travel?? You won't get in! So many countries have effectively banned foreign Nationals.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/jamesasquith/2020/03/17/a-z-complete-coronavirus-travel-guide-the-latest-countries-restricting-travel-updated/

Check it out.

Even if I had to return home for an emergency right now, I would really struggle to get back, there are so few flights and then I would face a 2 week isolation. Fingers crossed nothing happens in the near future.

It's just a return to Europe's block-out.

Only Europe, how abt america ???.