President Trump has credited his February ban on travelers from mainland China as his signature move against the advance of the coronavirus pandemic.
President Trump has repeatedly credited his February ban on travelers from mainland China as his signature move against the advance of the coronavirus pandemic — a “strong wall” that allowed only U.S. citizens inside, he boasted in May.Exempted were thousands of residents of the Chinese territories of Hong Kong and Macau.
Travelers from Hong Kong and Macau were exempted from that ban. They did not face the same enhanced screening and quarantine procedures required of Americans and others returning from Wuhan and China’s mainland. When Trump’s travel restrictions went into effect on Feb. 2, at least 15 cases of the new coronavirus had already been detected in Hong Kong, along with one death, and seven more cases had been found in Macau. All the initial Macau cases were later traced to the outbreak in Wuhan.
If the flow of Americans going to Hong Kong and Macau was stifled, the stream of Americans and others coming back to the U.S. from mainland China was unabated. Also, the program to screen them had real problems.
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Trump's `strong wall' to block COVID-19 from China had holesPresident Donald Trump has repeatedly boasted of his ban on travelers from mainland China to stem the spread of COVID-19. But nearly 8,000 people from Hong Kong and Macao were let in soon after the ban was imposed.
Read more »
Herman Cain treated for COVID-19 after attending Trump rallyHerman Cain, a 2012 GOP presidential candidate, is being treated for the coronavirus. A statement on his Twitter account called his symptoms “serious” but said he is “awake and alert.” He attended President Trump's June 20 rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
Read more »
As Trump fails to curb COVID, young patients stress no one is immuneU.S. coronavirus cases are hitting all-time highs in July, with the pandemic drastically shifting towards younger Americans. In this MSNBC Special Zoom interview, MSNBC’s Ari Melber talks with two people in their 20s – Raven McGregor and Jonah Stillman - about contracting Covid, what they learned, and what their peers are doing and saying about the enduring threat, along with Dr. Uché Blackstock. McGregor opens up and concedes, 'I thought I was immune because I was young,' urging everyone to take the threat seriously.
Read more »
Report: Peter Thiel cutting Trump loose because of COVID-19 crisis - Business InsiderBusiness Insider is a fast-growing business site with deep financial, media, tech, and other industry verticals. Launched in 2007, the site is now the largest business news site on the web.
Read more »