U.S. Adds U.K. And Ireland To Travel Ban; New Restrictions In Multiple Countries
Trump administration officials announced an expansion of a European travel ban to include the U.K. and Ireland. It came as governments around the world instituted new measures to halt the disease.
Updated at 8:38 p.m. ET
The U.S. and countries around the world continued to adapt to the spreading coronavirus pandemic by imposing new restrictions Saturday, as the virus upended travel plans, pushed back elections and forced major companies to adapt.
In Washington, the Trump administration said Saturday that the U.S. would extend the current ban on travel from Europe to include the U.K. and Ireland, effective midnight Monday.
The U.S. travel ban does not apply to American citizens, legal permanent residents, their immediate families, and certain others. These people will be channeled through one of 13 airports equipped to
