China faces more travel curbs as coronavirus spreads

Australia latest to bar entry and travel while Vietnam suspends flights

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Passengers wear masks to prevent an outbreak of a new coronavirus at Hong Kong West Kowloon railway station. © Reuters

AKIHIRO SANO, Nikkei staff writer

TOKYO -- Australia on Saturday joined the U.S. and Singapore in denying entry to noncitizens traveling from China while airlines canceled flights to the mainland, as part of efforts by countries to limit the spread of a deadly coronavirus.

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