U.S. CDC issues virus travel alert on most of Europe, restricting entry to U.S.

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Thursday issued a level 3 travel alert https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/travel/notices/warning/coronavirus-europe for 29 countries in Europe, recommending people to avoid all non-essential travel and restricting entry of foreign nationals from the region in an attempt to curb the spread of the coronavirus.

The agency also issued a level 2 alert on all global https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/travel/notices/alert/coronavirus-global travel for people at high-risk of being infected, asking older adults and those with serious chronic medical conditions to consider postponing non-essential travel.

President Donald Trump on Wednesday imposed sweeping restrictions on people from 26 European countries from traveling to the United States for a month. The travel order does not apply to the United Kingdom and Ireland, and does not apply to American citizens. (https://reut.rs/2vcIkuC)