President Trump suspends all travel from Europe to U.S. for 30 days
President Trump announced the U.S. will suspend all travel from Europe, excluding UK, starting Friday for 30 days amid virus outbreak.
President Donald Trump made the announcement during a prime-time address to the nation on the federal response to coronavirus pandemic.
Since the first case of disease caused by novel coronavirus was reported in Washington state in January, the number of patients with Covid-19 has increased sharply.
There were reports of at least 1,209 cases and 37 deaths across 41 states and the District of Columbia as of 5:45 p.m. ET on March 11. That national figure includes 1,139 people diagnosed through the US public health system and 70 people repatriated to the US -- 46 from the Diamond Princess cruise ship, 21 on the Grand Princess cruise ship and three from China.
California has the third-highest number of cases among the state, with 132 (including four deaths).
