U.S. imposes travel restrictions on Brazil due to COVID-19
The White House on Sunday announced travel restrictions on Brazil, the nation with the second-highest number of COVID-19 cases.
“Today, the President has taken decisive action to protect our country by suspending the entry of aliens who have been in Brazil during the 14-day period before seeking admittance to the United States,” the White House said in a statement.
The statement said the action would “help ensure foreign nationals who have been in Brazil do not become a source of additional infections in our country,” noting that this measure would not apply to the flow of commerce between the two countries.
President Donald Trump had said last week that he was considering limiting travel from Brazil.
The order is effective at 11:59 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time on Thursday (0359 GMT Friday), and it does not apply to legal permanent residents. A spouse, parent or child of a U.S. citizen or legal permanent resident would also be allowed to enter the country, according to the White House.
Brazil’s Foreign Ministry called it a technical decision in the context of “important bilateral collaboration” to fight the COVID-19 pandemic, highlighting U.S. donations of 6.5 million U.S. dollars and a new White House promise of 1,000 respirators.
Earlier in the day, National Security Adviser Robert O’Brien said in an interview with CBS News, “I think that we’ll have a 212(f) decision today with respect to Brazil, and just like we did with the UK and Europe and China, and we hope that’ll be temporary.”
“But because of the situation in Brazil, we’re going to take every step necessary to protect the American people,” he added.
When asked if the upcoming travel restriction would also be expanded to other countries in the Southern Hemisphere, O’Brien said that the United States would “take a look at the other countries on a country-by-country basis.”
As of Sunday afternoon, there have been 347,398 confirmed COVID-19 cases in Brazil with over 22,000 deaths, while the United States had more than 1.64 million COVID-19 cases and more than 97,000 people have died of the disease, according to Johns Hopkins University.
The Trump administration has adopted travel restrictions against Canada, Mexico, and European countries, among others.
The U.S. State Department’s travel advisory remains at Level 4, which instructs its citizens to avoid all international travel amid the global outbreak of the coronavirus.
Data from Brazil’s civil aviation agency shows there has already been a sharp reduction in U.S.-bound flights from the South American country. There were more than 700 flights from Brazil to the United States in February of this year, with the number dropping to just 140 in April.
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Source: Xinhua
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If the Countries of the World – driven by there Appointed Presidents or what-ever, don’t take a position, to impose travel bands into there countries by American citizens, that are taking High Risks, in exposing there country to renewed or escalation of there populations exposure to this novel coronavirus pandemic.
America – near on 100,000 deaths through this novel coronavirus pandemic, lagging horrendously behind other countries of the World in there testing process of citizens, and near on 1.4 million Active Cases – in there population of 330 million human beings.
The loss of American lives from this novel coronavirus pandemic – Trumps legacy, will exceed 200.000.
America – is not a disciplined Society nor is it Obedient – History teaches us that.
The 50 states that make up America – the Fragmentation – dangerously wide differences of opinions, positional differences , being played out, taken by a vast number of the Governors of these 50 states, mainly the Republican led states, knowing, there infamous President – Donald . J. Trump, will support there decisions, is an ongoing disaster of catastrophic proportions, to sit back, watch and analysis.
There needs to be spline – gumption – intestinal fortitude, displayed exhibited by Governments of the World, to place SEVERE travel restrictions on Americans from entering there Countries.
The internal Political mess that America and the greater World is currently witnessing in America, will go down in the annuals of History, as possible there major accelerator into the abyss, there country is heading.
This is through the individual that they appointed as there 45th President of the United States – totally unqualified un-educated – to sit in the Oval Office – Washington DC, and be a President of 330 million human beings.
Trump – when elected was not by votes cast America’s preferred individual as there President.
Hilary. D. R. Clinton, won comfortable on votes cast numbers, but there highly questionable aged and tired, out of date, political processes of appointing there Presidents, through there Political System, they have in Trump what they choose and appointed.
Donald . J. Trump – this coming November 2020, will be voted out of the White House, leaving America in an overall position that is total shambolic across all areas of its economy and social structures, deep into the abyss, that is rapidly gathering momentum, the situation that America finds itself to-day.
The World has seen in the past Americas dismissive somewhat attitude or screen banner of Fabrication – it operates functions under, placing heavy emphasis, in a selfish positional manner, on US first – the Rest, let them sort it out.
This is a time for the WORLD to look deep into America and take hard line decisions not driven by fear nor alliances nor trade – BUT not to be dominated by there perceived Power, and make there FUTURE work better for them – there People, without America calling all the shots and taking all the “cream from on top of the cake ”
America – the cycle has radically changed in recent decades, the perilous position it finds itself to-day and into the Future, may wake up – accept see the need that they need the World and that the World does not exist under the failed American ideas and there philosophies.