President Donald Trump said Wednesday he is suspending all travel between the U.S. and Europe for 30 days beginning Friday as he seeks to combat a viral pandemic.
Trump made the announcement in an Oval Office address to the nation, blaming the European Union for not acting quickly enough to address the “foreign virus” and saying U.S. clusters were “seeded” by European travelers.
“We made a lifesaving move with early action on China,” Trump said. “Now we must take the same action with Europe.”
Trump said the restrictions won’t apply to the United Kingdom and the U.S. would monitor the situation to determine if travel could be reopened earlier.
Trump said he was also directing agencies to provide unspecified financial relief for “for workers who are ill, quarantined or caring for others due to coronavirus,” and asked Congress to take action to extend it.
Trump said the U.S. will will defer tax payments for some individual and business filers for three months to lessen the impacts of the virus outbreak. He said the Small Business Administration will also make low-interest loans available to businesses to help them weather the storm.
“This is not a financial crisis,” he said. “This just a temporary moment of time that we will overcome together as a nation and as a world.”
Trump also reiterated his call on Congress to pass a cut to the federal payroll tax in order to stimulate the economy.
Trump said, “we are marshaling the full power” of the government and private sector to protect the American people.
In a statement following Trump’s address, Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf clarified that the administration was suspending the entry of most foreign nationals who have been in any of 26 European nations in the previous two weeks.
The restriction does not apply to legal permanent residents and immediate family members of U.S. citizens. Wolf said U.S. citizens arriving from Europe will travel through specific airports where they can undergo screening for the virus.
what about everyone coming home for pesach from seminary and yeshivos!?
Stay where you are
American citizens can come back after being screened.
Crazy!!
The yeshivas/seminary might not open after Yom Tov
“The restriction does not apply to legal permanent residents and immediate family members of U.S. citizens. Wolf said U.S. citizens arriving from Europe will travel through specific airports where they can undergo screening for the virus.”
Travel was only banned People leaving Europe coming to the US not people leaving the US so people who are planning on leaving the US for Pesa have no problem at this time
Which airport will a Us Citizen need to be screened in, upon arrival from England?
The restrictions do not apply on the uk it only applies on the countries in Europe that are part of the Shenzhen area
To No Ban On The UK.
Thank you
I’m a bochur on shlichus in Italy I’m hoping to be home with my family for pesach, but I see they are cancelling flights right and left, so we might be stuck here for pesach.
It’s all in hashem’s hands so let’s just daven for the best.
Btw the shliach here in Venice is not having an easy time with the Coronavirus situation, financially it’s getting very tough, no tourist’s are coming here but at the same time the operation is still running so he needs everyone’s help, please give whatever you can.
http://paypal.me/JewishVenice
A place to test people before entering the country? Ellis Island anyone?
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