WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States is preparing for thousands of new coronavirus cases and will ask Americans returning from abroad to go into “self-quarantine” for 14 days as part of the effort to contain the outbreak, Vice President Mike Pence stated on Thursday.
In a round of tv interviews, Pence safeguarded the Trump administration’s technique to stop the spread of the highly contagious COVID-19 breathing disease, including a clampdown on travelers entering into the nation.
” We know there will be more infections in the days ahead. We’re trying to hold that number down as much as possible,” Pence informed NBC’s “Today” show.
Pence, who is heading the U.S. federal government’s technique to combat coronavirus, stated the Trump administration had decided to impose a 30- day restriction on travel from Europe due to the fact that the epicenter of the pandemic had moved to there from China and South Korea.
The European Union on Thursday criticized President Donald Trump’s choice to impose the restriction, which enters into impact on Friday, saying it w