Washington (CNN) The State Department on Wednesday raised the worldwide travel advisory to Level 3: Reconsider Travel, urging US citizens to reconsider travel abroad due to the coronavirus pandemic.

"The Department of State advises U.S. citizens to reconsider travel abroad due to the global impact of COVID-19. Many areas throughout the world are now experiencing COVID-19 outbreaks and taking action that may limit traveler mobility, including quarantines and border restrictions," the department said in a statement.

"Even countries, jurisdictions, or areas where cases have not been reported may restrict travel without notice."

The travel advisory comes the same day that the World Health Organization declared the virus a pandemic , with more than 1,200 cases in the US.

The note was released shortly after President Donald Trump's Oval Office address, where he promised to use "the full power of the federal government" to confront the growing public health crisis, including what he characterized as a suspension of "all travel from Europe to the United States for the next 30 days."

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