Trump suspends travel from Europe as coronavirus infections surge
US President Donald Trump addresses the nation from the Oval Office about the widening novel coronavirus (Covid-19) crisis in Washington, DC on March 11, 2020. He announced that the United States would ban all travel from Europe for 30 days. PHOTO | DOUG MILLS | AFP
US President Donald Trump announced a 30-day ban on travellers from mainland Europe on Wednesday as the continent reeled from the rapid spread of a coronavirus pandemic that has emptied streets, shuttered shops and disrupted travel for millions.
The edict came amid signs of a widening European crisis, as Italy clocked more than 2,300 new cases in 24 hours and infections in Spain jumped by a quarter to more than 2,100.
