As a result of the outbreak many countries including most the Schengen Area , Armenia , Australia , Iraq , Indonesia , Kazakhstan , Kuwait , Malaysia , Maldives , New Zealand , Philippines , Singapore , Sri Lanka , Vietnam and the United States have imposed temporary entry bans on Chinese citizens or recent visitors to China , or have ceased issuing visas and reimposed visa requirements on Chinese citizens .
The Maldives has restricted the entry of travelers from China due to the 2019-20 coronavirus outbreak .