Brazil bars certain foreigners, allows Americans, as coronavirus spreads

FILE PHOTO: Women wear protective face masks at international arrivals area at Guarulhos International Airport, amid coronavirus fears, in Guarulhos, Sao Paulo state, BraziI March 18, 2020. REUTERS/Roosevelt Cassio

BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil late on Thursday announced it will bar citizens from certain countries affected by the coronavirus outbreak from entering the country, but exempted the United States, one of the countries with the highest number of cases.

The measure was published in Brazil's federal gazette and is relatively weak in its restrictions compared to other Latin American nations. Those banned include citizens of the EU, China, Japan, Australia, Malaysia and South Korea.