Cummins Inc. has issued a company-wide travel ban to South Korea and parts of Italy in addition to maintaining restrictions on all employee travel in and out of China until next month as world health officials continue to grapple with an outbreak of a new strain of coronavirus.
The virus, known as COVID-19, has infected more than 82,000 people globally and caused 2,800 deaths, with cases of the illness surging in South Korea and northern Italy, The Associated Press reported.
The company travel restrictions include all of South Korea and the Lombardy and Veneto regions of Italy, including their capitals, Milan and Venice, and are expected to be in effect until March 9, said Cummins spokesman Jon Mills.
The China travel ban is expected to be in effect until March 16, around the same time the company plans to reopen its 10 facilities in Hubei Province, including its capital, Wuhan, Mills said.
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