Trump’s Coronavirus Travel Bans Successfully Keep Hundreds out of U.S.
By Breitbart. President Trump’s travel bans on China and Iran have been critically effective in ensuring that Chinese nationals, Iranian nationals, and recent foreign travelers to each of the two countries are not allowed into the interior of the United States in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic.
On January 31, Trump announced a travel ban on Chinese nationals and foreign travelers who had visited China within the last 14 days. About a month later, while China failed to contain the coronavirus, Trump expanded the travel ban to include Iran, where more than 500 have died from the Wuhan, China virus.
The travel bans were issued after consultations with the nation’s leading medical experts who have said barring international travel from highly-affected regions is critical to containment in the U.S.
Newly released federal data obtained by Breitbart News reveals that between February 2 and March 12, about 237 Chinese nationals, Iranian nationals, and foreign travelers have successfully been kept from entering the U.S. through land ports of entry thanks to the travel bans.
The data does not include the number of Europeans and recent foreign travelers who will have been kept from entering the U.S. because that travel ban goes into effect on Friday, March 13. (Read more from “Trump’s Coronavirus Travel Bans Successfully Keep Hundreds out of U.S.” HERE)
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Federal Ministers Announce International Travel Restrictions to Prevent Coronavirus Spread
By National Post. As the number of coronavirus patients around the world continues to climb, the federal government is clamping down with new travel restrictions and encouraging Canadians to cancel all non-essential international travel.
“My advice is to postpone or cancel all non-essential travel outside of Canada. This means reconsidering your vacations, going to sporting and entertainment events, large international conferences,” Canada’s Chief Public Health Officer, Dr Theresa Tam, said during a press conference Friday.
This is the first time that the country’s top doctor explicitly advised Canadians to cancel any form of international travel, suggesting trips within Canada instead.
“This is especially important for older adults and people with underlying medical conditions who are at a higher risk of developing severe disease”, she added. (Read more from “Federal Ministers Announce International Travel Restrictions to Prevent Coronavirus Spread” HERE)
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