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Trump announces travel ban from Europe amid growing fears of coronavirus
President Trump on Wednesday announced in a televised address that the U.S. was suspending all travel from Europe to the U.S. for 30 days beginning Friday at midnight in an effort to slow the spread of coronavirus.
President Trump on Wednesday announced in a televised address that the U.S. was suspending all travel from Europe to the U.S. for 30 days beginning Friday at midnight in an effort to slow the spread of coronavirus.
"We made a lifesaving move with early action on China. Now we must take the same action with Europe,” the president told the nation. (US has restricted travel to and from these countries)
Trump's address came hours after the World Health Organization declared the COVID-19 a pandemic and the number of confirmed cases in the U.S. climbed to more than 1,200. Trump said the new travel exemptions did not apply to the United Kingdom. "The virus will not have a chance against us. No nation is more prepared, or more resilient," Trump said. "We are all in this together. We must put politics aside, stop the partisanship and unify together as one nation, and one family." (Coronavirus becomes a pandemic: What to know)
A European diplomat told Reuters the White House did not notify European officials before the televised address. The proclamation applies only to humans, not goods and cargo, a White House official told Fox News. Those transporting goods will "not be admitted into the country, but the goods will be."
Trump later signed a presidential proclamation that suspends the entry of most foreign nationals who visited certain European countries in the past two weeks. The suspension does not apply to legal permanent residents, according to the statement. Click here for more on our top story.
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