DP World suspends staff travel to China.

DP World, one of the world's largest port operators, has suspended all staff travel to China until further notice due to the coronavirus outbreak there.

Companies including Facebook, LG Electronics and Standard Chartered are among those restricting travel for employees to China, where the death toll from a flu-like virus rose above 100 on Tuesday.

"All travel to China is suspended until further notice, unless for emergency purposes. We continue to monitor WHO and Government advice," a spokesman at Dubai state-controlled DP World said on Tuesday.

Chinese nationals would be permitted to travel to China if they needed to go home, the spokesman added.

"All our ports are complying with the official government health ministry directive for operations, staff health precautions...

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