President Trump’s prime-time announcement of a sweeping ban on travel from Europe due to the coronavirus pandemic Wednesday continued to reverberate Thursday.
The European Union blasted Trump for acting “unilaterally” to impose the 30-day suspension of travel from Europe, beginning on Friday at midnight.
Vice President Mike Pence, who’s heading up the White House coronavirus task force, said Americans returning home from Europe will undergo screening at 13 airports and will be asked 𝕴to self-quarantine for 14 days.
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Here’s what else we learned today:
Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro is being tested for the coronavirus, while his communications secretary — who came in contact with President Trump at Mar-a-Lago over the weekend — has tested positive.
Travel gets grounded:
The drop in business for US airline industry amid the coronavirus outbreak “is probably worse” than after 9/11, JetBlue’s CEO said.
his father and stepmom will recover. They announced their diagnosis late Wednesday from Australia, and on Thursday gave an update saying they’re taking it one day at a time.
And a breath of hope: A woman who survived a mild case of coronavirus opened up about her experience, including her early symptoms and recovery. US health authorities say .