I think this issue has been so downplayed and politicised in the US that such a move is now essentially unthinkable. You can see that in some of the rather pre

I think this issue has been so downplayed and politicised in the US that such a move is now essentially unthinkable. You can see that in some of the rather predictable responses you've received. Of course, I don't think you literally mean "close all airports" – rather, a move to temporarily ban nonessential long-distance travel, which is a pretty normal tool that you'd expect to use to tackle a pandemic. I'm in England just now—hardly the poster child for excessive restrictions–and pretty extensive limitations apply for the next two weeks for travel and gathering. This isn't anything that anybody particularly wants, but it definitely feels that the country has collectively shat itself to a lesser extent.