U.S. Will Extend Virus Travel Restrictions to U.K., Ireland

Restrictions to take effect Monday at midnight, Pence says
Travel restrictions within the U.S. possible, Trump says

U.S. Vice President Pence speaks about the new travel measures at a news conference on Saturday.(Source: Bloomberg)

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By Justin Sink and Anna Waters

March 14, 2020 at 4:22 PM UTC

Updated on

March 14, 2020 at 8:58 PM UTC

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President Donald Trump said the U.S. will broaden its temporary travel restrictions to include the U.K. and Ireland, two countries left out of an earlier order aimed at slowing the spread of the coronavirus.

Trump confirmed reports that the restrictions are pending during a Saturday news conference at the White House that followed a meeting of his coronavirus task force.