Coronavirus Topic: do you all fee it’s safe to travel to South Korea for client work at this point (Seoul), or would you consider that a bad idea?

Personally, I would avoid Korea due to recent outbreak, and be cautious about Japan and Italy. Definitely not going to China in a while.

Personally i wouldn’t do it, I’m a highly risk averse person

I just canceled my planned vacation to Seoul. Super bummed, but think it’s the right move

My brother just got back from a work trip there and he said 100% of people are in face masks with loud announcements to do so on train platforms, etc. Sounds a bit scary to me... most (all?) business we do can wait...

Honestly, actually getting sick is a low concern for me, but what would concern me is the probability of getting your flight cancelled or forced into quarantine upon return Is your firm actually letting you consider this? PwC has already said no travel to most of the countries in SE Asia, even areas hardly hit

This might provide a grounded view on how things are: https://nationalinterest.org/blog/korea-watch/i-live-south-korea-where-coronavirus-cases-are-rising-not-much-has-changed-126406

My family and relatives are in Korea. From what I've heard, I would definitely stay away and any countries in close approximation to China, I would do the same. I am even staying off international airports for the time being...

Update guys, I have officially cancelled my travel. Thanks for everyone’s insights, I’ll look to make the travel next year. Hope everyone who is traveling globally stays safe!