Trump announced all trips from Europe to the US and vice versa will be stopped in the next 30 days, except for the UK, to stop Covid-19.
"The new rules will take effect from midnight on March 13. These restrictions will be adjusted according to the actual situation," US President Donald Trump told the White House on 11/3.
The US president said there would be certain exemptions for some Americans "who have undergone appropriate testing".
"These bans not only apply to large volumes of trade and goods, but also many other things when we are approved. Anything from Europe to the US is what we are discussing. These This restriction does not apply to the United Kingdom, "Trump added.
Trump expressed confidence that the United States would reduce the ongoing threat from Covid-19. "We constantly communicate with our allies, controlling the full capacity of the federal government and the private sector to protect Americans," Trump said. "I am confident that by continuing to implement these drastic measures, we will significantly reduce the threat to our citizens and eventually we will quickly defeat this virus."
The US president also said his administration would provide emergency economic bailouts to Americans affected by Covid-19.
"To ensure that Americans affected by the virus can stay home without worrying about financial difficulties, I will soon take urgent action, something unprecedented, to provide financial assistance. will be provided to workers who are infected with nCoV, quarantined or cared for nCoV-infected people. I will ask Congress to expand relief, "Trump said.
The US president also assured people that "this is not a financial crisis." "This is just a temporary moment and we will pass as a nation, like a world," Trump said, adding that he is instructing the small business management agency to provide capital and liquidity to the public. The company is affected by the disease. It will also provide low-interest loans in the affected states and territories to help small businesses overcome temporary economic disruptions.
Covid-19 appeared in 122 countries and territories after the onset in China in December 2019, causing more than 126,000 people to be infected and more than 4,600 deaths, mainly in mainland China. The US currently records more than 1,300 infections, of which 38 have died. White House press secretary Stephanie Grisham announced the President would cancel his trip to Colorado and Nevada this weekend due to the disease.