CoronavirusWHO chief urges against excessive China travel curbs
Beijing says restrictions not based on facts and go against UN body's policy
World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus speaks at a meeting of the organization's executive board in Geneva on Feb. 3. © AP
RINTARO HOSOKAWA, Nikkei staff writer
February 4, 2020 06:41 JST
GENEVA -- Countries should refrain from excessive restrictions on travel to China, the World Health Organization director-general said Monday, as the U.S., Australia and other governments closed their borders to noncitizens arriving from the Asian nation amid the coronavirus outbreak.