<span style="color: #222222;">Canadian Government has urged all its citizens abroad to return home while they still can, as nations around the world moved to restrict travel to limit the spread of the new coronavirus. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Foreign Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne tweeted that the government recommends that Canadian travelers return to the country via commercial means while they remain available. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">The guidance followed aggressive measures and money to combat the spread of the COVID-19 virus announced by Justin Trudeau's government on Friday, including asking Canadians to avoid all but essential foreign travel.<br />'' <br />'' Canada, however, has so far resisted growing calls to limit incoming travelers after the United States banned flights from Europe. The World Health Organization has confirmed Europe as the epicentre of the pandemic after a dramatic slump in new cases in China, where the virus first emerged in December last year.<br />'' <br />'' Airlines have cancelled thousands of flights worldwide and some airports have shut terminals. The United States extended a travel ban imposed on European nations to Britain and Ireland as of Monday, while European nations and others ramped up border controls.</span><br />''