US extends travel restrictions to UK and Ireland as Trump discourages travel due to coronavirus

[Eugene]

Source: CNBC

The U.S. will add the U.K. and Ireland to travel sweeping restrictions as the coronavirus spreads, President Donald Trump said Saturday, discouraging the American public from unnecessary travel.

Trump earlier this week announced that foreigners who have been in 26 European countries over the last two weeks won’t be allowed in to the U.S. for 30 days. Vice President Mike Pence said the rules will take effect midnight Monday.

Airlines have scrambled to slash flights amid the pandemic and unprecedented travel restrictions to stop it crushes demand. Air cargo and ocean freight are exempt from the rules. The new ban the entry on foreigners who have been in the U.K. and Ireland take effect at midnight on Monday.

Speaking at a coronavirus briefing on Saturday, Trump said further travel restrictions, possibly within the United States, from places with high numbers of cases, is possible.

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PUBLISHED SAT, MAR 14 2020 12:28 PM EDT UPDATED MOMENTS AGO
Leslie Josephs
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[OnDoutside]

1. Bearing in mind how far the US is behind, I hope it's reciprocal.

[Steelrolled]

6. You would think it would be reciprocal.

But it is unclear what the UK strategy is at the moment. Which might be part of the reason for the ban.

[OnDoutside]

9. Nothing has been said so far, on this side of the Atlantic. The UK have a strategy ? ;)

[cos dem]

2. I guess it's easier just to institute blanket bans than to implement actual screening at immigration

I agree in general travel ought to be limited, but everyone has different situations.

[Steelrolled]

5. You are right

It is not very effective to screen at immigration.

[cstanleytech]

3. Closing the barn doors won't help now Donald.nt

[Eugene]

4. Unfortunately, too many people believe the build-those-walls propaganda.

I was just talking with a family member who admits that Trump is crazy but still believes all the Faux Noise talking points.

[cstanleytech]

8. Tempted to send them birthday gift of container of KoolAid with a Faux News label over the KoolAid?

[matt819]

7. Those who can afford it will findcways

Mainly, I think, they’ll find flights from countries get are not blocked or come in from Canada or Mexico or via Asia. That’s the problems with bans and walls. There are ways around them.

[bucolic_frolic]

10. So why'd he do this in the first place and what changed his neuron? /nt

[SergeStorms]

12. Two of his golf courses.......

are in the U.K. But I'm sure he'll get compensated by the people of the United States of America now.

[maxsolomon]

11. All his Nativist Dreams coming true.

Is this what the CDC is recommending or just what his fevered brain wants?

By the way, my son is flying back from London TODAY.

[NurseJackie]

13. What about travel from other parts of the world?