The president made the announcement after the number of coronavirus cases passed 1,000 and the stock market plummeted.
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump announced Wednesday that he would be banning most foreign travelers from Europe for the next 30 days amid the growing coronavirus outbreak.
In addition to the travel restrictions, Trump offered a series of economic relief actions to help workers and companies deal with the outbreak. "We have a public health crisis in this country and the best way to help keep the American people safe and ensure their economic security is for the president to focus on fighting the spread of the coronavirus itself," House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., said in a joint statement."Alarmingly, the president did not say how the administration will address the lack of coronavirus testing kits throughout the United States.
The president urged older people to"avoid nonessential travel in crowded areas" and recommended that nursing homes suspend all"medically unnecessary visits."
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