Italy is experiencing the most severe coronavirus outbreak outside of China. Trump also said during the address that the order applies to trade and cargo–but Trump then quickly contradicted this on Twitter, writing “trade will in no way be affected by the 30-day restriction on travel from Europe. Key background: Italy is facing the worst outbreak of Covid-19 outside of China, where the disease originated. Now we must take the same action with Europe,” Trump said. Trump has repeatedly downplayed the severity of the virus, equating it to the common flu.

Source: Forbes March 12, 2020 01:45 UTC