US may ban travellers from Brazil on Sunday over COVID-19 outbreak

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WASHINGTON: The United States is likely to impose travel restrictions on Brazil on Sunday (May 24), a top White House official said after the ...

Latam Airlines employees walk at the company's check-in hall at Guarulhos International airport as air traffic is affected by the outbreak of the coronavirus, in Guarulhos, near Sao Paulo, Brazil. WASHINGTON: The United States is likely to impose travel restrictions on Brazil on Sunday , a top White House official said after the South American nation became the world No. 2 hot spot for coronavirus cases.

Brazil became the world No. 2 hot spot for coronavirus cases on Friday, second only to the United States, and now has over 347,000 people infected by the virus, the Health Ministry said.Advertisement"I don’t want people coming over here and infecting our people. I don’t want people over there sick either. We’re helping Brazil with ventilators ... Brazil is having some trouble, no question about it," Trump told reporters at the White House.

Trump suspended entry of most travelers from China, where the outbreak began, in January. In early March, he imposed travel restrictions on people coming from Europe.

 

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USA Does have the highest level of COVD-19 and far more travellers per capital than Brazil.

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