[Withdrawn] COVID-19: specified countries and areas with implications for returning travellers or visitors arriving in the UK in the last 14 days
Updated 10 March 2020
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Category 1: Travellers should self-isolate, even if asymptomatic, and use the 111 online coronavirus service to find out what to do next. Go home or to your destination and then self isolate.
The guidance for Italy applies to travellers who returned from the country on or after 9 March 2020.
Category 2: Travellers do not need to undertake any special measures, but if they develop symptoms they should self-isolate and call NHS 111.
| Category 1 countries/areas | Category 2 countries/areas |
|---|---|
| Wuhan city and Hubei Province (China, see map) | Cambodia |
| Iran | China* |
| Daegu or Cheongdo (Republic of Korea, see map) | Hong Kong |
| Italy** | Japan |
| Laos | |
| Macau | |
| Malaysia | |
| Myanmar | |
| Republic of Korea* | |
| Singapore | |
| Taiwan | |
| Thailand | |
| Vietnam |
*Except areas of the country specifically referred to in Category 1.
**(i)Travellers who returned from areas of Northern Italy that were under containment measures (see map) between 19 February and 8 March 2020 should self-isolate for 14 days. If they develop symptoms they should contact NHS111. (ii)Travellers who returned from the rest of Italy before 9 March 2020 do not need to undertake any special measures, but if they develop symptoms they should self-isolate and call NHS 111.