Donald Trump ban Europe travel for next 30 days, Canadian PM’s wife tests positive

As per the latest Coronavirus updates, US President Donald Trump has put a travel ban on 26 European countries for the next 30 days. Meanwhile, in another breaking news, Sophie Gregoire-Trudeau, wife of Canadian PM Justin Trudeau has tested positive for Coronavirus after travelling back from the UK. Following this, the Canadian PM has also gone into self-isolation.

Donald Trump's Coronavirus travel ban
Donald Trump’s travel ban has met with anger and confusion by many as a number of EU leaders accused him of taking the decision "without consulting them". As per the EU officials, the Covid-19 is a pandemic and global crisis which "requires cooperation rather than unilateral action".

The US travel ban will be effective from Friday at midnight and will affect only those countries that are members of the Schengen border-free travel region. The action is being touted as a major escalation in the response to Coronavirus by Trump.
On being accused of not informing/consulting the EU leaders, the US President responded by saying that escalation takes a lot of time and that they had to make the decision quickly. He also said that the EU too did not consult the US when they increased taxes on American goods.

As of now, there are more than 1300 confirmed cases of Coronavirus reported in the US and the death toll has gone up to 38. After China, Italy is at the top with more than 12000 confirmed cases and 1000 plus deaths.

Justifying his action, Trump called the ban "most aggressive and comprehensive effort to confront a foreign virus in modern history". He also said that the EU has failed to take proper action in containing the virus or taking any precautions.

Canadian PM’s wife infected

Personal message from Sophie. pic.twitter.com/rXVilM6dxH

— Cameron Ahmad (@CameronAhmad) March 13, 2020

Meanwhile, Sophie Gregoire-Trudeau, wife of Canadian PM Justin Trudeau has also tested positive for the virus, and both of them have gone into self-isolation phase required after coming in contact with the virus. Sophie got mild flu-like symptoms, along with low fever, after coming back from London, as reported by the local media.

The PM’s office later announced that she has Coronavirus and the couple are staying home. However, the Canadian PM does not have any symptoms related to the virus yet.