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Okay... but why specifically the United States? Shouldn't they ban entry from just about every nation right now? Did the article just fail to mention existing

Okay... but why specifically the United States? Shouldn't they ban entry from just about every nation right now? Did the article just fail to mention existing travel bans for other nations? The US has a very high number of confirmed cases, but it still pales in comparison to many other nations in terms of percent of population. Banning international travel is a reasonable precaution, but why specifically the US? I can't help but feel like many politicians around the globe have been focusing more on political chess first and the wellbeing of their citizens second.

seanmcdirmid 7y ago
International travel is already effectively disabled around the world, this ban is just preventing a few stragglers from going.
pmachinery 7y ago
> but why specifically the United States? [...] but why specifically the US? Possibly because, as it says in the second line of the article, the US now has the highest number of confirmed cases (more than 124,000 currently, from around 660,000 confirmed worldwide).
- CivBase 7y ago
  I addressed that. > The US has a very high number of confirmed cases, but it still pales in comparison to many other nations in terms of percent of population.
dannyr 7y ago
From https://www.nytimes.com/article/coronavirus-travel-restrictions.html https://www.nytimes.com/article/coronavirus-travel-restricti... As of March 15, Japan has banned entry to foreign travelers with Chinese passports issued by Hubei and Zhejiang provinces, as well as those who have visited regions in China that have been affected by the virus, South Korea, Iran or Italy within the last 14 days. On March 18, Japan added two provinces of Switzerland, four states in Spain and the entire country of Iceland to the list. The ban will become effective at midnight on March 19. The government said that starting March 21, travelers from 38 countries would need to self-quarantine for 14 days in facilities approved by the Japanese authorities. Those countries include the 26 members of the European Schengen countries, as well as Ireland, Andorra, Iran, Britain, Egypt, Cyprus, Croatia, San Marino, the Vatican, Bulgaria, Monaco and Romania.
- CivBase 7y ago
  Thanks. I wish the article provided that context.

seanmcdirmid 7y ago

International travel is already effectively disabled around the world, this ban is just preventing a few stragglers from going.

pmachinery 7y ago

> but why specifically the United States? [...] but why specifically the US? Possibly because, as it says in the second line of the article, the US now has the highest number of confirmed cases (more than 124,000 currently, from around 660,000 confirmed worldwide).

CivBase 7y ago
I addressed that. > The US has a very high number of confirmed cases, but it still pales in comparison to many other nations in terms of percent of population.

dannyr 7y ago

From https://www.nytimes.com/article/coronavirus-travel-restrictions.html https://www.nytimes.com/article/coronavirus-travel-restricti... As of March 15, Japan has banned entry to foreign travelers with Chinese passports issued by Hubei and Zhejiang provinces, as well as those who have visited regions in China that have been affected by the virus, South Korea, Iran or Italy within the last 14 days. On March 18, Japan added two provinces of Switzerland, four states in Spain and the entire country of Iceland to the list. The ban will become effective at midnight on March 19. The government said that starting March 21, travelers from 38 countries would need to self-quarantine for 14 days in facilities approved by the Japanese authorities. Those countries include the 26 members of the European Schengen countries, as well as Ireland, Andorra, Iran, Britain, Egypt, Cyprus, Croatia, San Marino, the Vatican, Bulgaria, Monaco and Romania.

CivBase 7y ago
Thanks. I wish the article provided that context.