This measure, which will take effect Friday midnight (04:00 GMT Saturday), will not affect the United Kingdom, said the Republican billionaire
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LUS President Donald Trump announced on Wednesday that travel from Europe to the United States will be suspended for 30 days to stem the spread of the new coronavirus that has further distressed financial markets.
“I have decided to take strong but necessary actions to protect the health and well-being of all Americans,” said Mr. Trump in a solemn address – at times confused – from the Oval Office of the House. White
“To prevent new cases from entering our country, I will suspend all travel from Europe to the United States for the next 30 days,” he added, regretting that the European Union does not did not take “the same precautions” as the United States faced with the spread of the virus.
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This measure, which will come into force at midnight Friday (04:00 GMT Saturday), will not affect the United Kingdom, said the Republican billionaire.
It will apply to anyone who has stayed in the Schengen area during the 14 days preceding their planned arrival in the United States, with the exception of American citizens and permanent residents.
In a convoluted sentence, Donald Trump suggested that freighters from Europe could also be affected, but the White House later clarified that this was not the case.
Oil prices fell more than 6% Thursday morning in Asia, after the speech of the American president.
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