The Department of Health is now advising anyone who has returned from the lockdown areas in northern Italy to self-isolate for two weeks, even if they do not have coronavirus symptoms.
Travel and health advice was updated on Sunday evening after the entire Lombardy region and 14 other provinces were placed in quarantine.
Anyone returning from anywhere in Lombardy, which includes Milan and Como, should self-isolate, as should those returning from Modena, Parma, Piacenza, Reggio Emilia and Rimini (all in Emilia Romagna); Pesaro e Urbino (in Marche); Alessandria, Asti, Novara, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola and Vercelli (all in Piedmont) and Padova, Treviso and Venice (in Veneto).
France has banned gatherings of more than 1,000 people to try and contain coronavirus. It comes after the number of deaths rose from 11 on Saturday to 19 on Sunday, when officials also confirmed the number of cases now stood at 1,126.
On Friday president Emmanuel Macron warned an epidemic was “inevitable” in the country.
The Foreign Office has updated its travel advice for Italy after facing a backlash over a lack of clarity for people with holidays booked and those currently in locked down areas.
British holidaymakers had been left confused because hours after the quarantine was announced it still advised it was safe to travel to anywhere apart from 10 towns where the outbreak originated.
It is also advising against travel to areas of Emilia Romagna, Marche, Piemonte and Veneto. For the full list of areas click here.
Portugal’s president Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa speaks at a business forum in Mumbai in February 2020. Photograph: Indranil Mukherjee/AFP via Getty ImagesPortugal’s president, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, has cancelled his diary events for the next two weeks and will remain in quarantine at his residence after a case of the coronavirus was detected at a school whose students visited the presidential palace last Tuesday.
“Having listened to health authorities, the president, who is not showing any symptoms of the virus, has decided to cancel all public engagements,” the statement added.
It said that while the president would continue to work from his private residence, he had decided to lead by example so as to underline the need for reinforced precautions during the outbreak.
Twenty-five cases of the disease have been confirmed in Portugal while the total over the border in Spain reached 617 on Sunday, with 13 deaths.
Benjamin Netanyahu has said Israel is considering broadening entry restrictions to include travellers from all countries, a move that would effectively cut off foreign tourism.
At a news conference, the prime minister said the measure, if taken, would require anyone arriving in Israel to go into home quarantine for two weeks. A decision will be made on Monday.
Israel already requires self-quarantine for travellers arriving from 15 countries in Europe and Asia.
Over in the US, Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders said his campaign is gauging when it may become necessary to cancel the large campaign rallies that public health experts say could be coronavirus breeding grounds.
As the virus hits more states, health officials have been advising older people and those with medical conditions to avoid crowded spaces. Music and arts festivals around the country have been cancelled as a result.
Supermarkets have started rationing items to try and prevent people from stockpiling.
Shelves across the country have been stripped of items after Public Health England urged members of the public to “plan ahead” in case they had to self-isolate for a couple of weeks.
Coronavirus death toll in Italy rises from 233 to 366
The number of deaths from coronavirus in Italy has risen from 233 on Saturday to 366, officials have said. The 57% increase is the steepest daily rise in fatalities since the outbreak came to light. The total number of confirmed cases in the country now stands at 7,375 - up from 5,883 on Saturday.
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