USA shut out for coronavirus suspended flights from European countries

President Donald trump announced that he would suspend travel from most European countries in the United States.

Trump announced an unprecedented ban on Wednesday evening.

«We will suspend all travel from Europe to the United States for the next 30 days, said trump in a 10-minute treatment. — New rules will take effect on Friday, March 13, at midnight.»

30-day travel ban will apply to travellers from the Schengen areathat includes 26 countries.

Those who visited those countries within 14 days before the scheduled arrival in the United States, also fall under the ban.

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— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 12, 2020

In addition, the state Department said Wednesday night that Americans should reconsider overseas travel due to the spread of the coronavirus.

Trump spoke once in the USA the number of cases COVID-19 exceeded 1200, and the number of deaths has reached 38. On Wednesday, the Dow fell another 1400 points — 20% below the record high that happened a month ago.

The President added that the ban could be revised as the situation changes. «There are exceptions for Americans who have passed the appropriate checks, — said trump. — Restrictions do not apply to the UK».

In addition, the President urged Congress to pass a law on the reduction of payroll tax.

But the leader of the Senate Democrats Chuck Schumer and speaker of the house of representatives Nancy Pelosi, in turn, called on Republicans to adopt a law providing free testing for coronavirus and paid emergency leave for workers.

«Unfortunately, the President did not say how the administration will solve the problem of lack of test kits for coronavirus in the United States,» — said in a statement, Schumer and Pelosi.

World health organization March 11 declared the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic. After appearing in China in late December COVID-19 has infected more than 115 000 people in 114 countries.

According to trump, «clusters» of coronavirus in the United States happened because of the travels of Americans from Europe, particularly from Italy.

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