US Vice President Mike Pence told reporters in a White House briefing on March 14, 2020 that a European travel ban would now include the UK and Ireland, and that domestic travel curbs are also being weighed AFP/TASOS KATOPODISWASHINGTON: The United States said Saturday it was stepping up its fight against the coronavirus and extending a European travel ban to include the United Kingdom and Ireland, while acknowledging that some domestic travel curbs are also being considered.
"We're going to continue to follow the facts," he said."We're going to continue to listen to the experts."European officials have reacted angrily to Trump's sweeping travel ban, calling on the US for cooperation to fight the pandemic. A senior administration official said Saturday of the new limit on travel from the UK and Ireland that"I do believe it will be the same duration as the Schengen Zone".
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