The UK and Ireland have been excluded from a sweeping transatlantic travel ban on countries in Europe’s Schengen region announced by US president Donald Trump on Wednesday (11 March).
The new US travel restrictions, designed to curb the ongoing spread of the coronavirus, will come into effect on Friday at midnight said Trump in a televised address. The measures will not apply to US citizens and members of their family.
Foreign nationals, though, from any of the 26 countries in Europe’s Schengen area are now effectively banned from travelling to the US. The restrictions will remain in place for an initial 30 days.
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