BREAKING: President Trump says he is suspending immigration to the U.S. in response to the coronavirus pandemic and the 'need to protect jobs.'
barred travel from China and EuropeIt's not clear from the president's tweet whether the order would bar non-U.S. citizens from traveling to the country for purposes such as business or to visit family.
The president said last month that he was discussing closing the country's borders with Mexico and Canada because of the virus. A senior officialthen that the administration was exploring new restrictions amid fears that large numbers of Central Americans would try to illegally access the U.S. health care system.
According to data collected by Johns Hopkins University, Honduras has recorded 477 confirmed cases and 46 deaths, topping the so-called"northern triangle" countries — El Salvador, Honduras and Guatemala.that Peru has been the hardest hit Latin American country, with more than 400 deaths and nearly 16,000 cases.
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