US President, Donald Trump announced a host of new measures to combat the Coronavirus, IgbereTV reports.
Notably among them is the suspension of all travel from Europe, excluding the UK, for 30 days starting from Friday.
Mr Trump made the announcement in an Oval Office address to the nation, blaming the European Union for not acting quickly enough to address the outbreak of the virus and saying US clusters were “seeded” by European travellers.
The president said the US would monitor the situation to determine if travel could be reopened earlier.
Mr Trump said “we are marshalling the full power” of the government and private sector to protect the American people.
The Covid-19 virus has infected 115,800 people worldwide and at least 1,000 people in the United States have been affected.
China has seen the most infections, with 80,793 people reportedly suffering with the illness.
The virus has killed over 4,200 people worldwide with 3,169 of these deaths being in China.
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