President Trump
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Trump issued an executive order ending travel restrictions in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Brazil and European countries that make up the Schengen area from 26 January. The order came two days before Trump left office. President-elect Joe Biden
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“With the worsening pandemic and the more contagious variants appearing around the world, it is not the time to remove restrictions on international travel,” the White House press secretary tweeted. Jen Psaki
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“On the advice of our medical team, the Administration does not intend to lift these restrictions on 1/26. In fact, we plan to strengthen public health measures around international travel to further mitigate the spread of COVID-19,” he said. continued Psaki.
The order states that Trump’s action was taken on the recommendation of the outgoing Secretary of Health and Human Services, Alex Azar. The note cites the new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) order that requires passengers traveling by plane to the United States to receive a negative COVID-19 test within three days prior to flight departure, saying it will help to prevent travelers from spreading the virus.
The Trump administration’s travel restrictions on China and Iran will remain, however, because, according to the order, countries “have repeatedly failed to cooperate with U.S. public health authorities and share accurate information.” and timely on the spread of the virus ”And, therefore, the implementation of the CDC order cannot be relied upon.
“Accordingly, the Secretary has advised me to remove the restrictions applicable to the Schengen area, the United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland and the Federative Republic of Brazil, while leaving in force the restrictions applicable to the People’s Republic of China and the Islamic Republic of Iran. “I agree with the secretary that this action is the best way to continue to protect Americans against COVID-19 and allow them to travel can be resumed safely “.
Although Trump signed the order Monday, the action will not take effect until six days after he leaves office and Biden is invested.
The order comes as coronavirus cases and deaths continue to reach worrying levels and record daily. About 400,000 people in the U.S. and more than 2 million people worldwide have died from COVID-19. Although two vaccines have been approved for emergency use in the United States, the Trump administration has been far from the first targets in distributing and administering the vaccine.
The order will be one of the final actions Trump will take on the pandemic, after being widely criticized for regularly downplaying the threat posed by the virus.
Trump announced in mid-March last year that he would impose travel restrictions on people entering the United States from the 26 countries that make up the Schengen area, weeks after the first case was notified in the United States. include the United Kingdom or Ireland, and the Trump administration later moved to restrict travel from those countries as well.
Trump subsequently imposed travel restrictions on Brazil in late May.
The executive order to remove travel restrictions was one of several published Monday by the White House when the final hours of the Trump presidency ended. Trump is also expected to grant final compensation before he leaves office Wednesday.
– Updated at 7:45 p.m.