WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Leaders in Europe, the Middle East and the Americas rolled out restrictions on big gatherings, and more stringent travel limitations as cases of the new coronavirus spread around the world.
Travellers wearing protective face masks as a precautionary procedure get here on a flight from Italy, after the 2nd case of coronavirus in Sao Paulo was confirmed, at Guarulhos International Airport in Guarulhos, Sao Paulo state, Brazil, February 29,2020 REUTERS/Amanda Perobelli
The United States on Saturday reported its very first death from the illness, a Washington state guy in his 50 s. Two of the state’s 3 cases have links to a retirement home, state officials said, where lots of homeowners have signs of the illness.
U.S. President Donald Trump and top authorities stated in a White Home press rundown that travelers from South Korea and Italy would undergo additional screening, and alerted Americans versus traveling to coronavirus-affected areas in both countries.
U.S. Vice President Mike Pence said a restriction on travelers from Iran going into the nation would be broadened to include any foreign nationals who have gone to Iran in the last 14 days. The United States may also limit travel on its southern border with Mexico, authorities said.
However they motivated Americans to circumnavigate the country, including to states where so