US Health Officials Back Trump’s Europe Travel Ban

Medical staff at work at one of the emergency structures that were set up to ease procedures at the Brescia hospital, northern Italy, on March 12, 2020. Luca Bruno/AP Photo

Top U.S. health officials backed President Donald Trump’s ban of travelers from most European countries, noting that the majority of new coronavirus cases are in the region.

“Over 70 percent of the new cases are linked to the Europe,” Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Dr. Robert Redfield told lawmakers in Washington.