China to quarantine travelers as coronavirus spreads further

Travellers from countries with severe coronavirus outbreaks who arrive in Southern China will have to undergo a 14-day quarantine

Shanghai will also ask new arrivals from countries with “relatively serious virus conditions” to be isolated.

Beijing is worried the virus might be imported back into the country.

Numbers of newly infected in China are falling.

Although most virus deaths have been in China, Monday saw nine times more new infections outside China than in.

Authorities are also asking overseas Chinese to reconsider travel plans.