The U.Okay. authorities is advising residents and residents against all travel to the U.S. in response to the coronavirus pandemic.

In a quick assertion, the U.Okay. Overseas Workplace mentioned it is “advising against all however important travel to the USA,” a day after the U.S. authorities expanded its record of nations whose nationals are successfully banned from getting into the U.S. to embody the United Kingdom and Eire.

The announcement by the U.Okay. authorities follows a transfer by the Trump administration to impose restrictions on overseas vacationers getting into the U.S. in an effort to assist stem the variety of infections of the coronavirus pressure, COVID-19, which final week was declared a pandemic by the World Well being Group.

The Trump administration initially initially spared the U.Okay. and Eire from its 30-day European travel ban, which included France, Spain, and Italy — all of which this week noticed large will increase in the variety of residents contaminated with the virus. However a day later, the U.Okay. and Eire was additionally added to the record, with an efficient ban on all U.Okay. and Irish vacationers getting into the U.S. starting Monday night time.

The Overseas Workplace mentioned the restrictions go into impact instantly as of Sunday.

U.S. residents — together with twin residents — and lawful everlasting residents are exempt from the ban, however could also be requested to self-isolate upon arrival for 14 days out of warning.

A Overseas Workplace spokesperson advised TechCrunch by telephone that regardless of one report, U.S. vacationers is not going to be banned from getting into the U.Okay. in response to the coronavirus outbreak.