South Carolina's governor issued a similar warning, urging anyone in a flood-prone area to evacuate.
So much so that the Center for Disease Control has issued a travel warning, urging pregnant women to avoid more than a dozen countries in which Zika can now be found.
While safety is a concern all over the region, the Australian government has issued a travel warning urging tourists to reconsider their need to travel to the Péten section of northern Guatemala, a jungle area bordering Mexico that is known for narco activity.
The US State Department has issued a travel warning urging citizens to avoid any non-essential travel to Japan through 1 April as strong aftershocks are expected.
In 1996, as reports about halogen-related fires began to accumulate, the Underwriters Laboratories issued a public warning urging consumers to replace their 500-watt halogens with 300-watt bulbs.
For the first time in its history, the World Health Organization (WHO) has issued a travel warning urging people to avoid the worst-hit areas, like southern China and Hong Kong, and President George W. Bush has approved an executive order giving U.S. health officials the power to quarantine people suspected of having the disease.
The Chinese government has already issued an official warning, urging American policy-makers to realize that "the clock is ticking" and that China is concerned about the safety of its investments.
The State Department issued a worldwide travel warning, urging Americans in volatile areas "to limit their travel outside of their homes and hotels and avoid mass gatherings and demonstrations".
The Coca-Cola Compappealed appealed to the public to "shop" corner shops where such products are on sale, while the health and agriculture departments will today is sue a food hazard warning urging trading standards officials to track down possible rogue batches.
