National Hockey League Commissioner Gary Bettman has announced the suspension of the current season effective immediately
Trump administration sees a number of European countries as the biggest threat for coronavirusA Department of Homeland Security spokesperson on Thursday told CNN that the US government sees a number of countries on the European continent as the biggest threat concerning the coronavirus.
The Trump administration did not have those concerns about the United Kingdom, the spokesperson told CNN, and President Trump, during a press gathering Thursday afternoon, said he did not have concerns about the United Kingdom, which has"very strong borders." The DHS told CNN they have seen a lot of broken travel histories from individuals from some of those European countries, which makes it harder to track their movements. DHS "confident we can capture the vast majority of qualifying travelers with this order," the spokesperson said.
On Thursday, Acting Homeland Security Deputy Secretary Ken Cuccinelli pointed out that Europe presents a"unique problem," because the Schengen Zone – which allows for free movement throughout European Union countries – creates a region where"they don't have borders for the purposes of travel." He added that there are 26 countries with which to contend.
A source with the State Department told CNN they will extend the prohibition to the UK if the cases continue to rise there. The department's level 3 warning included the UK and the rest of the world. State official tells have said they did that knowing it would greatly reduce all international travel by Americans.
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