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The Washington Post

President Donald Trump has imposed a travel ban on 26 European

countries after the World Health Organization named the coronavirus a
global pandemic.

The virus that started in China late last year has now infected more than
127,000 people worldwide, according to data from Johns Hopkins
University. In Europe, countries including Italy, France and Spain have
been badly hit —these countries all have over 2,000 cases and Italy, which
has the highest number of coronavirus infections outside of China, has
12,462 confirmed cases of the virus, according to the latest figures from
Johns Hopkins University and Italy’s Civil Protection agency.

CNBC takes a look at the impact of the latest travel restrictions.

The U.S. is banning entry to those traveling from the 26 European countries
that form the so-called Schengen Area, where there are no passport checks
between internal borders. These nations are: Austria, Belgium, Czech
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Most people who have been in these countries in the 14 days prior to their
scheduled arrival in the United States will not be allowed in. This two-week
limit means those affected can’t get around the rules by changing flights in a
non-European airport.

The ban does not apply to legal permanent residents of the U.S., according
to the Department of Homeland Security, and in most cases, it does not
apply to immediate family members of American citizens.

Countries in Europe not part of the Schengen area are excluded from the
ban. These include the U.K., Ireland, Croatia, Cyprus, Bulgaria and
Romania.

Trump said the ban would start at midnight Friday and last for 30 days.

However, he added that “these restrictions will be adjusted subject to

conditions on the ground.”

The U.S. imposed a travel ban on China in late January to try to reduce the
coronavirus outbreak. The U.S. administration has credited that early ban
for slowing the spread of the virus into the United States.

“To keep new cases from entering our shores, we will be suspending all
travel from Europe to the United States,” Trump said Wednesday.

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European Council and European Commission Presidents Charles Michel
and Ursula von der Leyen said in a statement.

“The Corona virus is a global crisis, not limited to any continent and it
requires cooperation rather than unilateral action.”

Earlier, European Council President Charles Michel, who chairs the

discussions among European heads of state, said that “economic disruption
must be avoided.”

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