The White House is considering closing the border with Mexico.
Amid the increase in cases, the U.S. banned travel to Iran, extending the existing travel ban to any foreign nationals who had been in that country over the past 14 days. The State Department also increased travel warnings and is recommending Americans not travel to parts of Italy and South Korea. Vice President Mike Pence announced the new measures alongside Trump, who said his administration was considering additional travel restrictions, including possibly closing the U.S. border with Mexico.
Trump said there are 22 people in the United States infected by the new coronavirus, including at least four who don’t have any history of travel or known contacts with anyone who has traveled that would tie them to the virus. These four cases include, a woman in Oregon, a high school student in Washington state, an older woman in Santa Clara County, California, and another woman in Solano County.. More than 79,000 of the total were in mainland China.
. Tehran has reported over the past week that seven of its government officials, including one of its vice presidents, tested positive for the virus.Support our independent journalism Readers like you make our work possible. Help us continue to provide the reporting, commentary and criticism you won’t find anywhere else.
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