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UK scientists not recommending U.S.-style travel ban

Thursday, 12 March 2020 12:17 PM [ Last Update: Thursday, 12 March 2020 12:47 PM ]

A pedestrian wearing a face mask walks along Westminster Bridge in front of the Houses of Parliament in London on March 12, 2020. The British government was expected Thursday to implement the second phase of its plan to deal with the coronavirus outbreak but rejected calls for parliament to be suspended after an MP tested positive. / AFP / ISABEL INFANTES

British scientists are not recommending the government introduce a U.S.-style travel ban to stop the spread of coronavirus, a spokesman for Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Thursday, after President Donald Trump restricted travel from Europe.

The spokesman said it was for other countries to decide how to respond to the outbreak, which has now been called a pandemic by the World Health Organisation. “The advice we have been given is that is not a step they are recommending we take,” the spokesman told reporters.

(Source: Reuters)

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