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List of countries refusing entry to all foreigners amid COVID-19 spread
According to the Foreign Affairs Ministry, at least 68 countries have banned entry to foreigners from coronavirus-hit countries like Indonesia.
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Travelers arrive at the international terminal of O'Hare Airport on March 13 in Chicago, Illinois. (AFP/Scott Olson)
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n a bid to slow down the spread of COVID-19, many countries have closed their borders to non-citizens, especially foreigners coming from countries hit by the virus.
As of Friday, up to 166 countries and territories around the world have recorded confirmed cases of COVID-19, including Indonesia. Hence, the Foreign Affairs Ministry has called on Indonesian passport holders to avoid traveling abroad unless strictly necessary. Meanwhile, those currently visiting another country are advised to return immediately before they experience difficulty finding flights home.
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According to the ministry's Instagram account, Safe Travel, which provides the latest updates for Indonesians traveling abroad, at least 68 countries have banned entry to foreigners from coronavirus-hit countries like Indonesia. (gis/kes)
As compiled by kompas.com, the following is a list of the 68 countries barring foreigners as announced by the ministry on Wednesday:
- Argentina
- Antigua and Barbuda
- Micronesia
- Solomon Islands
- Tuvalu
- Fiji
- South Korea
- North Korea
- Taiwan
- Macau
- Mongolia
- Italy
- Greece
- Cyprus
- Saudi Arabia
- Romania
- Moldova
- Serbia
- Montenegro
- Albania
- Bulgaria
- North Macedonia
- Bosnia Herzegovina
- Ukraine
- Georgia
- Armenia
- Turkey
- Germany
- Switzerland
- Norway
- Austria
- Denmark
- Sweden
- Finland
- Estonia
- Latvia
- Lithuania
- Czech Republic
- Hungary
- Poland
- Slovakia
- United States
- Canada
- Bahamas
- Belize
- El Salvador
- Guatemala
- Honduras
- Jamaica
- Vietnam
- Cambodia
- Costa Rica
- Panama
- Malaysia
- Singapore
- South Africa
- Comoros
- Rwanda
- Sierra Leone
- Djibouti
- Angola
- Namibia
- Bangladesh
- Nepal
- Maldives
- India
- Kyrgyzstan
- Sri Lanka
