President Donald Trump on Saturday said his administration was also considering travel restrictions at the U.S.-Mexico border, after his administration announced new restrictions on travel to Iran and heightened advisories for areas in South Korea and Italy as the coronavirus spreads.
“We are thinking about the southern border, ” Trump said, speaking during a press conference at the White House. “We are looking at that very strongly.”
Trump’s comments come after the news agency Reuters reported the White House was considering shutting the border with Mexico to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, although there are only 3 confirmed cases there. The United States, on the other hand, has confirmed 66 cases of the illness.
Trump appeared to roll back his previous statement when asked why he was considering taking action on the southern border given how few cases of the coronavirus there are in Mexico at the moment.
“We’re thinking about all borders, we have to think about that border,” Trump said. “This is not a border that seems to be much of a problem right now, we hope we will not have to do that.”
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