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Trump expands coronavirus travel ban to U.K. and Ireland, hints at domestic restrictions

The Trump administration announced it would prevent non-Americans in the U.K. and Ireland from entering the U.S. and hinted at domestic travel restrictions.
President Trump speaks during a briefing on coronavirus at the White House Saturday.

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration on Saturday announced it would prevent non-Americans in the U.K. and Ireland from entering the United States and hinted at domestic travel restrictions “from certain areas” in the U.S., the latest escalations of the federal government’s efforts to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus pandemic.

President Trump, in a short appearance during a White House press briefing, also said he supported U.S. restaurants and

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