:strip_exif(true):strip_icc(true):no_upscale(true):quality(65)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gmg/UEW26I4QHRFN7OOL7UICWONW4Q.jpg "Biden will not end the travel restrictions of the pandemic that Trump is lifting")
WASHINGTON – President-elect Joe Biden’s new White House press secretary says his government does not intend to lift restrictions on coronavirus travel to Europe, the United Kingdom, Ireland and Brazil.
Jen Psaki’s message came on Monday night, after the White House said President Donald Trump had lifted restrictions for these countries as of January 26.
Psaki then tweeted, “Following the advice of our medical team, the government does not intend to lift these restrictions on 1/26.”
She added: “In fact, we plan to strengthen public health measures around international travel, in order to further mitigate the spread of COVID-19.”
Trump imposed travel restrictions early in the pandemic to slow the spread of coronavirus to the U.S. They prevented most people without American citizenship or residency from traveling to the United States from the affected regions.
Copyright 2021 from the Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, transmitted, rewritten or redistributed.