The measure will last for 30 days.
Photo by Tullio Puglia/Getty Images: During a national address Wednesday, President Donald Trump announced a broad travel ban from Europe to the United States because of the rapid growth of the “foreign” coronavirus—though after the speech, the Department of Homeland Security
, which still left significant room for"legal permanent residents" of the U.S. to travel, and instead targeted"most foreign nationals." Trump said Americans who have been screened will be exempt from the order.on Twitter, writing “trade will in no way be affected by the 30-day restriction on travel from Europe. The restriction stops people not goods.
Trump referred to the virus as “foreign” and blamed the European Union for not suspending travel from China fast enough, which Trump said is the reason new cases in the U.S. were “seeded” by European travelers.: Italy is facing the worst outbreak of Covid-19 outside of China, where the disease originated. More than 12,000 people have been infected in the country while 827 have died, according to
, which has caused government officials to put the entire country on lockdown and close most businesses. France, Spain and Germany have also seen an uptick in cases in recent days.: “We made a life-saving move with early action on China. Now we must take the same action with Europe,” Trump said.: Trump’s address is his most serious public remarks regarding the virus and comes on the same day the World Health Organization declared Covid-19 a global pandemic.
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