Travel alert to Northern Italy upgraded to Level Two

The Australian government has issued a level 2 travel warning for Northern Italy, extending the area affected by the alert, which until yesterday applied only to the regions of Lombardia and Veneto.

Il governo italiano il 31 gennaio ha dichiarato uno stato di emergenza nazionale dopo che due casi di Coronavirus erano stati confermati a Roma. Source: ALBERTO PIZZOLI/AFP via Getty Images

The alert was published on the website smartraveller.gov.au. 

The Level 2 warning means the government is inviting people to "pay close attention to their personal security and monitor the media for new risks".

Source: Smartraveller.gov.au

A Level 3 warning asks people to reconsider their need to go to a certain country.