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March 12, 2020 17: 35:23
Donald Trump has actually announced his administration will suspend all travel from 26 European nations to the United States for the next 30 days in action to the worsening coronavirus circumstance.
It follows WHO formally declared the virus a pandemic and Prime Minister Scott Morrison unveiled a $176 billion stimulus plan to deal with the financial damage caused by the break out in Australia.
Up until today, the US had yet to enact any large-scale containment procedures in spite of cases topping more than 1,000 as screening became more available.
Here’s what we understand about the new steps and how they compare with responses taken by other nations.
To start with, what makes Trump’s statement a big offer?
It is quite rare for US presidents to make addresses like these and goes to demonstrate how seriously the nation is taking the coronavirus circumstance.
In reality, this is only the 2nd time Mr Trump has delivered an address to the country from the Oval Office.
Outbreaks on both sides of the nation however and the declaration of a pandemic by WHO may have weighed heavily on Mr Trump’s decision, especially after it triggered chaos on Wall Street on Wednesday (local time).
What has been revealed?
Mr Trump said