The prophet Muhammad said that plague is a form of punishment from God that was inflicted upon past nations. He advised that if plague emerges in an area, people should not travel to that area, and if it emerges where people are located, they should not flee from that area to avoid becoming infected.

2.  Narrated Usama bin Zaid: Allah's Apostle said, "Plague
was a means of torture sent on a group of Israelis (or on
some people before you). So if you hear of its spread in a
land, don't approach it, and if a plague should appear in
a land where you are present, then don't leave that land
in order to run away from it (i.e. plague)."
(Sahih Al-Bukhari, Vol. 4, Hadith 679)