BREAKING! Donald Trump announces travel ban from Europe to the USA
US president Donald Trump has announced a ban on travellers to the United States from Europe. The ban will be in place for the next 30 days in an attempt to slow the spread of the coronavirus.
Trump said the administration would restrict “all travel” to the U.S. from continental Europe, which is reeling from the epidemic, for the next 30 days. The United Kingdom is exempted.
The Department of Homeland Security said the order suspends the entry of most foreign nationals who have been in certain European countries at any point during the 14 days prior to their scheduled arrival to the United States.
These countries include Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland.
The new rules will go into effect Friday at midnight.
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 12, 2020