Trump Bans European Travel to U.S. Amid Coronavirus Pandemic

Economic stimulus also announced in Oval Office address

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In a rare prime-time Oval Office address, President Trump announced the U.S. is suspending air travel from Europe to the United States due to concerns around the spread of the coronavirus.

The suspension of passenger travel, which will go into effect Friday at midnight, will last 30 days and exclude travel from the U.K. The Department of Homeland Security later clarified in a statement that the ban does not include U.S. citizens or permanent residents.

“The European Union failed to take the same precautions and restrict travel from China and other hot spots,” the president said in his 10-minute address this evening.

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