Trump Announces Travel Ban for Most of Europe, Calls for Unity Amid Coronavirus Outbreak

Trump Announces Travel Ban for Most of Europe, Calls for Unity Amid Coronavirus Outbreak
President Donald Trump addresses the Nation from the Oval Office about the widening novel coronavirus crisis in Washington, on March 11, 2020. Doug Mills/POOL/AFP via Getty Images
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President Donald Trump announced late Wednesday that the United States will impose a 30-day travel ban on travelers from Europe amid coronavirus concerns.

The ban will come into effect on Friday at midnight and excludes non-Schengen countries like the United Kingdom and Ireland, as well as returning Americans who have had “appropriate screenings” for the virus.