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US Adds UK and Ireland to European Travel Suspension

According to new intel coming out of the White House, President Trump will be extending the previously announced 30-day suspension of travel from Europe into the U.S. to now include Ireland and the United Kingdom (U.K.).

Originally, President Trump had exempted the U.K. and Ireland from the ban on travelers originating from 26 European countries, which took effect at 12:00 a.m. Saturday morning.

U.S. officials reportedly told coronavirus-usa-travel-exclusi/exclusive-u-s-to-add-britain-ireland-to-european-travel-ban-airline-u-s-officials-idUSKBN2110UF” target=”_blank” rel=”nofollow noopener noreferrer”>Reuters that the announcement would be forthcoming later today and BBC News revealed that the expanded measure is to take effect on March 16, 2020.

Reuters reported that, in Britain, over 800 people have thus far tested positive for the coronavirus-outbreak” target=”_self” rel=”nofollow noopener noreferrer”>COVID-19 virus, with more than 20 severe cases having proved fatal.

Brad Smith

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