White House considers lifting European travel restrictions - sources

[TexasTowelie]

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House is considering rescinding entry bans for most non-U.S. citizens who recently were in Brazil, Britain, Ireland and 26 other European countries, five U.S. and airline officials told Reuters.

The Trump administration imposed the bans in a bid to contain the novel coronavirus pandemic. It is not considering lifting separate entry bans on most non-U.S. citizens who have recently been in China or Iran, the officials said.

The plan has won the backing of White House coronavirus task-force members, public health and other federal agencies, the people briefed on the matter said, but President Donald Trump has not made a final decision and the timing remains uncertain.

The White House, Department of Homeland Security and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) did not comment.

Read more: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-travel/exclusive-white-house-considers-lifting-european-travel-restrictions-sources-idUSKBN2851EP

[Rhiannon12866]

1. Good Grief! If I've gone to the doctor or dentist they want to know if I've left New York State

[MFM008]

2. his time is running out

he has already FUKED this world up enough...............

[onetexan]

3. He's lifting the ban to make it easier for himself, his corrupt family &cronies

Now that he's about to leave office. Every decision he makes is for his or his ilk's benefit,not for the good of the country.

[Cha]

4. Exactly, onetexan!

[OnDoutside]

5. He wants to increase the spread of Covid....to everyone else in the world.

[Takket]

6. Based on what metric? The fact the virus is worse now than it has ever been?

[C_U_L8R]

7. Right now, at the very height of the worst of the virus

Trump goes and does the opposite thing that would help.

And he wants credit for stopping the virus?
He's helped it spread at every opportunity.
He should be in prison. Not praised.

[struggle4progress]

8. Virus the number one cause of death in Europe

... “With nearly 3000 deaths a day, COVID-19 was the number one cause of death in the EU last week. Hospitals remain under stress, and in some regions some intensive care units are overwhelmed" ...

https://www.afr.com/politics/federal/us-sidelined-as-china-and-russia-use-vaccines-to-wield-influence-20201124-p56hnd

[DFW]

9. Who said Europe wants people who live in Trump's America?

Europe is having a brutal fall/winter wave of Covid-19 infections right now. The last thing they want is for planeloads of people from the most infected country in the world to start coming over here in droves.

[ProfessorGAC]

10. How Many Want To Come Here?

I get that Europe is on COVID fire, but so are we.
Lifting the ban when the demand to come here is low is just more empty symbolism.
PINO gets to pretend he licked the virus problem.

[Klaralven]

11. US tourists are not allowed into the EU

You can visit a number of non-EU countries, and the UK with a 14-day quarantine.

https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/us-international-travel-covid-19/index.html