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Tourists wearing protective masks visit Venice on February 25, 2020, during the usual period of the Carnival festivities which have been cancelled following an outbreak of the COVID-19 novel coronavirus in northern Italy. (AFP/ ANDREA PATTARO)
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he United States on Friday warned against non-essential travel to Italy, a top destination for US tourists, over the growing coronavirus epidemic.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention "recommends that travelers avoid all non-essential travel to Italy. There is limited access to adequate medical care in affected areas," it said in a statement.
The State Department raised its travel advice a notch for Italy to "reconsider travel," pointing to a "sustained community spread" of the virus there.
Italy has reported 650 coronavirus cases and 17 deaths -- the most in Europe from the epidemic that originated in China, which is by far the most affected country.
Italy has urged tourists not to stay away, even as nearly a dozen cities in the north are under lockdown.
More than 5.6 million Americans visited Italy in 2018, the second highest of all nationalities after Germans, according to Italian statistics.
