On Monday night, the Center for Disease Control and Prevention elevated South Korea to Alert-Level 3 status, which recommends that travelers avoid all nonessential travel all non-essential travel.
Italy and Iran were also elevated to Alert-Level 2 status, which recommends older adults and those with chronic medical conditions consider postponing nonessential travel.
Hong Kong remains at Alert-Level 1, which does not recommend canceling or postponing travel to the following destinations. However, due to ongoing protests and civil unrest, students on Duke-supported programs are not allowed to travel to Hong Kong without a petition to waive the restriction is granted by the Provost.