{"id":49626,"date":"2020-03-12T09:47:51","date_gmt":"2020-03-12T09:47:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/english.thesunrisetoday.com\/?p=49626"},"modified":"2020-03-12T09:47:51","modified_gmt":"2020-03-12T09:47:51","slug":"trump-restricts-travel-from-europe-to-us-for-30-days","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/english.thesunrisetoday.com\/index.php\/trump-restricts-travel-from-europe-to-us-for-30-days\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump restricts travel from Europe to US for 30 days"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft  wp-image-49627\" src=\"https:\/\/english.thesunrisetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/EU.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"812\" height=\"432\" srcset=\"https:\/\/english.thesunrisetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/EU.jpg 620w, https:\/\/english.thesunrisetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/EU-300x160.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 812px) 100vw, 812px\" \/>Taking dramatic action, President Donald Trump announced Wednesday he is sharply restricting passenger travel from 26 European nations to the US and moving to ease the economic cost of a viral pandemic that is roiling global financial markets and disrupting the daily lives of Americans.<br \/>\nTrump, in a rare Oval Office address to the nation, said the month-long restriction on travel would begin late Friday, at midnight. After days of playing down the coronavirus threat, he blamed Europe for not acting quickly enough to address the \u201cforeign virus\u201d and claimed that US clusters were \u201cseeded\u201d by European travelers.<br \/>\n\u201cWe made a lifesaving move with early action on China,\u201d Trump said. \u201cNow we must take the same action with Europe.\u201d<br \/>\nThe EU will on Thursday assess the travel ban on Europe imposed by US President Donald Trump, European Council President Charles Michel said, adding: \u201cEconomic disruption must be avoided.\u201d<br \/>\nThe tweet by Michel, who coordinates action by the leaders of the EU\u2019s 27 member states, followed an overnight decision by Trump to suspend travel from Europe to the US for 30 days in a bid to stop the spread of the new coronavirus.<br \/>\n\u201cFollowing the travel ban President Trump announced, we will assess the situation today,\u201d Michel said. \u201cEurope is taking all necessary measures to contain the spread of the COVID-19 virus, limit the number of affected people and support research.\u201d<br \/>\nTrump said the restrictions won\u2019t apply to the United Kingdom, and there would be exemptions for \u201cAmericans who have undergone appropriate screenings.\u201d He said the US would monitor the situation to determine if travel could be reopened earlier.<br \/>\nThe State Department followed Trump\u2019s remarks by issuing an extraordinary global health advisory cautioning US citizens to \u201creconsider travel abroad\u201d due to the virus and associated quarantines and restrictions.<br \/>\nTrump spoke after days of confusion in Washington and in the face of mounting calls on the president to demonstrate greater leadership. At times, though, his remarks contributed to the uncertainty.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"und\"><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/YioC9eARdP\">pic.twitter.com\/YioC9eARdP<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/realDonaldTrump\/status\/1237924069397467137?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 12, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Hoping to get the payroll tax cut approved by both Republicans and Democrats, and please remember, very important for all countries &amp; businesses to know that trade will in no way be affected by the 30-day restriction on travel from Europe. The restriction stops people not goods.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/realDonaldTrump\/status\/1237924658185469954?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 12, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\r\n<script>(function(d, s, id) {\r\n  var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];\r\n  if (d.getElementById(id)) return;\r\n  js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id;\r\n  js.src = \"\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_GB\/all.js#xfbml=1\";\r\n  fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs);\r\n}(document, \"script\", \"facebook-jssdk\"));<\/script>\r\n <fb:comments href=\"https:\/\/english.thesunrisetoday.com\/index.php\/trump-restricts-travel-from-europe-to-us-for-30-days\/\" font=\"arial\" num_posts=\"\" width=\"\" height=\"\" colorscheme=\"light\"  style=\"background:#FFFFFF;padding-top:0px;\r\npadding-right:0px;\r\npadding-bottom:0px;\r\npadding-left:0px;\r\nmargin-top:0px;\r\nmargin-right:0px;\r\nmargin-bottom:0px;\r\nmargin-left:0px;\r\n\"><\/fb:comments>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Taking dramatic action, President Donald Trump announced Wednesday he is sharply restricting passenger travel from 26 European nations to the US and moving to ease the economic cost of a viral pandemic that is roiling global financial markets and disrupting the daily lives of Americans. 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