The White House announced on Sunday that the United States would ban the entry of non-citizens traveling from Brazil, which has seen a sharp rise in cases of the coronavirus in recent weeks.
According to a White House statement, the Trump administration has determined that the Federal Republic of Brazil is experiencing a high spread rate of Covid-19
There is a maximum of 360,000 cases of Covid-19 in Brazil, according to figures from the Ministry of Health on Sunday night, which meaning that it only falls behind the U.S itself in terms of the number of people infected in the tally recorded by John Hopkins University.
Medical experts consider it a huge undercount due to insufficient testing. Brazil has also recorded more than 22,000 deaths, making it the fifth-largest in the world. More than 96,000 Americans have been killed.
The travel ban from Brazil will take effect at the end of Thursday. Authorities say the new sanctions will apply to non-citizens who were in Brazil for 14 days before attempting to enter the United States.
Unlike other restrictions, it will not apply to legal permanent residents. Spouses, parents or children of U.S. citizens or co-permanent residents will also be allowed to enter the country.
These sanctions will not apply to trade between the United States and Brazil. President Trump has stated 'I am committed to taking practical steps to ban and suspend entry into the United States. It is in the interest of the United States, as foreigners, as foreigners, to Were physically present within 14 days before entering the Republic of Brazil or attempting to enter the United States.'
Trump has already banned travel to Britain, Europe, and China, all of which have been severely affected by the virus. Last Wednesday, Trump said he was considering travel bans from Brazil.
National Security Adviser Robert O'Brien said the United States wanted to 'take all necessary steps' to protect the people.
O'Brien told media sources on Sunday that he expects the ban to be temporary. 'Today, the President took decisive action to protect our country by suspending the entry of foreigners living in Brazil for a period of 14 days before entering the United States,' stated White House Press Secretary Kellogg McKinney.
'Today's action will ensure that foreign nationals living in Brazil do not become a source of additional diseases in our country,' he added.
Figures from Brazil's civil aviation agency show that flights from the South American country to the United States have already dropped sharply. There were more than 700 flights from Brazil to the United States in February this year, down from 140 in April two months later.
According to statistics, in April 2019, there were more than 700 flights from Brazil to the United States.
According to the World Health Organization, South America has been identified as a new center for the coronavirus epidemic. Last week, Brazil surpassed Spain and Italy in confirmed cases yesterday.
Brazilian President Jair Bolsenaro has been criticized for weeks, with activists saying he has flatly refused to tackle the epidemic.
Bolsenaro has repeatedly called it a 'small flu' and opposed a lockdown, stressing that closing down businesses and promoting stay at home based practices would only exacerbate the devastation to the economy. ۔
The number of people infected in Brazil continues to soar, with hospitals in many parts of the country on the edge of being overwhelmed resulting in the capital city of Manaus burying people to be burying people in mass graves. The death toll is rising and, as it approaches its peak, there is only one interim health minister left in the country.
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