The State Department is set to announce a level 4 travel advisory applying to all international travel, its most serious warning, two individuals with knowledge of the pending announcement said.
The advisory would instruct all Americans abroad to either return to the United States or prepare to shelter in place, given the global threat of the coronavirus outbreak. Americans also would be instructed not to travel abroad.
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has approved the advisory, the individuals said.
The State Department has currently advised a Level 3 travel warning, encouraging Americans to reconsider travel abroad.
A State Department official confirmed the pending announcement. The State Department press office did not respond to requests to comment.
