(CNN Business) An airline industry official told CNN that Trump administration officials briefed US airlines Tuesday on measures being taken to contain the spread of the deadly coronavirus. The official said the White House mentioned the possibility of banning flights to China, but said they are not now issuing such a ban, and said the administration would evaluate the situation daily to determine whether more measures need to be taken. Separately, a White House aide said that at a Monday session looking at ways to contain the spread of the virus, the notion of travel restrictions to China was raised. And on Tuesday, Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar declined to rule out such a possibility, saying nothing was off the table. Azar also told reporters that he and Trump were "speaking regularly" about the coronavirus outbreak, which has infected close to 6,000 people in China, and that he was in daily contact with White House officials.

Source: CNN January 29, 2020 03:56 UTC