BEIJING (AP) — The U.S. State Department is advising against all travel to China because of the outbreak of a new virus. The advisory says: “Those currently in China should consider departing using commercial means. The Department of State has requested that all non-essential U.S. government personnel defer travel to China in light of the novel coronavirus.” The World Health Organization declared the outbreak sparked by a new virus in China that has spread to more than a dozen countries a global emergency after the number of cases spiked more than tenfold in a week, including the highest death toll in a 24-hour period reported Friday. China counted 9,692 confirmed cases with a death toll of 213, including 43 new fatalities.