Jan. 30, 2020 –
Effective immediately, Commander, U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, expands the travel restriction to encompass the entire country of mainland China during the coronavirus epidemic 2020, in coordination with U.S. Embassy Beijing. Commander, U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, restricted all DoD travel to Hubei province, China the Hubei province travel restriction also advised personnel to avoid non-essential travel to the remainder of mainland China. U.S. Embassy Beijing requested assistance to formally prohibit all travel by DoD military, civilians and contractors, in line with Department of State level three restriction.