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Trump limits travel from Brazil to the US because of the corona virus explosion
The White House on Sunday announced a ban on non-citizens traveling from Brazil to the US.
The Trump administration says it has suspended entry into the US by anyone who has been in a country hit by the corona virus in the past 14 days.
“The potential transmission of an undetectable virus by an infected person who wants to enter the United States from the Brazilian Federation Republic threatens the security of our transportation system and infrastructure and national security,” President Trump said in a proclamation.
“I have determined that it is in the interests of the United States to take action to limit and suspend entry into the United States, as immigrants or non-immigrants, of all aliens who were physically present in the Republic of the Brazilian Federation during the 14-period period prior to their entry or attempt enter the United States. “
After coming from China and traveling abroad to ravaged countries including Italy, Spain and the US, coronavirus has reached its peak in Brazil with terrible effects.
On Sunday afternoon, Brazil had seen 347,398 confirmed cases of the disease according to Johns Hopkins University, the most widely reported in any country in the world besides the US.
The South American nation has also lost 22,013 residents to the pandemic.
White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany said that the move was intended to keep Brazil free from bugs in the US, but stressed that trade between the two countries would not be affected.
“Today’s action will help ensure that foreign nationals who are already in Brazil do not become a source of additional infection in our country,” McEnany said in a statement. “This new restriction does not apply to trade flows between the United States and Brazil.”
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