Guatemala to ban entry of Europeans, Chinese, others to keep out coronavirus


  • World
  • Thursday, 12 Mar 2020

GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) - Guatemala will ban the entry of citizens of European countries, Iran, China and South Korea in an attempt to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, Guatemalan Health Minister Hugo Monroy said on Wednesday, as governments around the world race to contain the deadly disease.

The Central American country, which has yet to confirm any cases of the virus, will put the measures into effect on Thursday, Monroy told a news conference.

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