White House limits travel to U.S. from Brazil due to coronavirus
Source: Reuters
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House on Sunday said it was prohibiting most non-U.S. citizens from traveling to the United States if they had been in Brazil in the last two weeks, two days after the South American nation became the world No. 2 hot spot for coronavirus cases.
White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany said the new restrictions would help ensure foreign nationals do not bring additional infections to the United States, but would not apply to the flow of commerce between the two countries.
National security adviser Robert OBrien earlier on Sunday told CBS Face the Nation he hoped the move could be reconsidered at some point.
We hope thatll be temporary, but because of the situation in Brazil, were going to take every step necessary to protect the American people, OBrien said.
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WORLD NEWS MAY 24, 2020 / 11:14 AM / UPDATED 27 MINUTES AGO
Read more: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-brazil-reaction/u-s-travel-ban-on-brazilians-follows-established-benchmark-bolsonaro-advisor-idUSKBN2300U4
Related: U.S. travel ban on Brazilians follows established benchmark: Bolsonaro advisor (Reuters)
turbinetree
(24,685 posts)And the Indigenous in the rain forest are being killed ............
https://www.businessinsider.com/brazils-bolsonaro-mirrors-trump-playbook-for-coronavirus-response-2020-5
MaryMagdaline
(6,851 posts)Brazilians spend a lot of money here
Evolve Dammit
(16,697 posts)progree
(10,893 posts)Total Cases per 1M population:
US: 5098,
Brazil: 1712
Total Deaths per 1M population:
US: 300,
Brazil: 107
USA USA USA!
iluvtennis
(19,835 posts)over it last week when a reporter asked him question concerning per capita positive tests and deaths.
progree
(10,893 posts)pathetic. (Actually I think he knew up to a few years ago what per capita is, but well, his mind has obviously been slipping for awhile)
Reminds me of Bush's Internets. Lots of Internets. Lots of webs. Lots of per capitas. Lots and lots.
denem
(11,045 posts)363,618 positive cases, 735,224 tests
Tests/1M: Brazil 3,461 USA 44,587
paleotn
(17,884 posts)Nitram
(22,768 posts)Dump's brother-in-crime, Bolsonaro, must be very disappointed.