In a speech delivered on 11 March, President Trump issued new restrictions on travel from Europe as part of his administration’s plans to halt the spread of coronavirus in the U.S.
The new rules came into effect on 13 March and were further extended on 16 March.
The travel restrictions apply to any foreign national who has visited the 27 countries in the Schengen zone (an area of open-border travel within Europe) as well as the United Kingdom or Ireland at any point during the previous 14 days before their scheduled arrival to the United States.
These countries include: Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom. The UK and Ireland were originally exempted, but the Vice President announced on 14 March that the travel restriction would be extended to both countries starting Monday, 16 March.
It should be noted that this restriction is not determined by nationality but rather by recent travel history. For example, a French or British citizen would not be b
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