U.S. Urging 14-Day Isolation for Americans Coming from Europe

(Bloomberg) -- The Trump administration is recommending a 14-day self-isolation for Americans returning from Europe, and will funnel those travelers through certain airports, Vice President Mike Pence said.

“Americans coming home will be funneled through 13 different airports, they’ll be screened, and then we’re going to ask every American and legal resident returning to the United States to self-quarantine for 14 days,” Pence said on CNN Thursday morning.

Pence’s comments shed new light on President Donald Trump’s announcement late Wednesday that he would bar entry to foreign nationals who’d visited certain European countries within the previous days. The ban does not apply to American citizens and legal permanent residents, and Pence’s comments indicated that the self-isolation measure is a request.

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