Trump says US coronavirus spread 'not inevitable', mulls new travel bans

Thu, Feb 27, 2020 - 8:37 AM

President Donald Trump said Wednesday the US was prepared to escalate its response to the novel coronavirus on a "much larger scale" should the pathogen continue to spread.

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[WASHINGTON] President Donald Trump on Wednesday said it was not inevitable that the novel coronavirus would continue to spread in the United States, as he said he is considering travel restrictions on Italy and South Korea and appointed his vice-president to lead the response.

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