<span style="color: #222222;">The Union Health Ministry has asked people to refrain from travelling to China, Italy, Iran, Republic of Korea, Japan, France, Spain and Germany and advised them to avoid non-essential travel abroad in view of the Novel Corona virus outbreak.<br />'' <br />'' Issuing an additional travel advisory in view of COVID-19 outbreak for Indians intending to travel abroad, the Ministry said, more than 100 countries across the world now have reported cases of COVID-19.<br />'' <br />'' According to the advisory, people travelling to these countries or those who have travelled abroad might come in contact with people affected with COVID-19 during their stay or even while in transit at the airports.<br />'' <br />'' According to the Union Health Ministry, India so far has reported 50 confirmed cases of Corona virus which includes 16 Italians.<br />'' <br />'' </span>