Exclusive: U.S. weighs restrictions at border with Mexico over coronavirus threat
Source: Reuters
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Trump administration is considering imposing entry restrictions at the U.S.-Mexico border to control the spread of the coronavirus in the United States, according to two U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) officials.
Mexicos government said on Friday it had detected three cases of coronavirus infection in three men who had all recently traveled to Italy, making the country the second in Latin America to register the fast-spreading virus.
The concern over containing the virus at the southern U.S. border comes as the Trump administration also weighs possible restrictions on the entry of travelers from South Korea, Italy and Japan.
The White House on Friday ordered the DHS to draft a range of options to respond to outbreaks in those countries, according to one of the officials and a third DHS official, all of whom requested anonymity to discuss the deliberations.
Read more: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-usa-mexico-exclusive/exclusive-u-s-weighs-restrictions-at-border-with-mexico-over-coronavirus-threat-idUSKBN20N0WP
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raging moderate
(4,308 posts)Or at the airports? Or at the seaports?
SunSeeker
(51,697 posts)Lots of Hong Kong business people there. Canada has 8 confirmed cases. https://nationalpost.com/news/ontario-health-officials-report-8th-confirmed-case-of-novel-coronavirus
Mexico only has 2 confirmed cases. https://apnews.com/a7d2aaac19fc3022ba686ba91e7d4395
But the US has at least 63 people were being treated for COVID-19 as of Thursday, with at least 3 of unknown origin/community transmission. https://www.cbsnews.com/amp/live-updates/coronavirus-outbreak-death-toll-infections-latest-news-updates-2020-02-28/
If anything, Mexico should be blocking us from entering their country, not the other way around.
Xipe Totec
(43,890 posts)Schizophrenic SOB can simultaneously claim the threat does not exist, but use it to block immigrants entering from Mexico.
EarthFirst
(2,904 posts)The Unites States is monitoring thousands...
Today we reported the first fatality...
Mexico has reported THREE confirmed cases.
...and were going to shut down the MEXICAN border.
What about Canada?
Why arent we shutting down *ALL* incoming commercial airline traffic then?
If you didnt see this coming a mile away...
Such bullshit!
Rural_Progressive
(1,107 posts)So I wouldn't be surprised if the Canadians set up a blockade, maybe Mexico will do the same thing.
paleotn
(17,956 posts)and we've got way more cases than Mexico. Hell, they probably got it from Americans.
mitch96
(13,924 posts)Declare martial law and kick out the immigrants.... sick or not...
How about concentration camps...... er I mean "quarantine stations" for all the "possibly" sick immigrants...
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Aviation Pro
(12,186 posts)Canada - 14 cases
Mexico - 3 cases
captain queeg
(10,242 posts)Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin
(108,192 posts)Trump is a bigoted idiot.
As noted above Vancouver BC has a closer connection to China.
Chemisse
(30,817 posts)Shouldn't it be Mexico that closes its border with us?
not_the_one
(2,227 posts)There will be zero cases in days, it will be over, and he will halt all immigration from Mexico to stop the spread that is not happening. The logic of the turd.
mmbrevo
(123 posts)More people coming and going in the US.