WASHINGTON ( News / Sputnik - 29th March, 2020) US President Donald Trump says a quarantine will not be imposed amid the spread of COVID-19 in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut, instead a travel advisory will be issued.
Trump told reporters on Saturday that he was considering imposing some kind of a quarantine regime in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut - the states that have become "hot spots" of COVID-19.
"On the recommendation of the White House Corona-Virus Task Force, and upon consultation with the Governor's of New York, New Jersey and Connecticut, I have asked the @CDC-gov to issue a strong Travel Advisory, to be administered by the Governors, in consultation with the Federal Government.
A quarantine will not be necessary. Full details will be released by CDC [Centers for Disease Control and Prevention] tonight. Thank you!" Trump wrote on Twitter later on Saturday.
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said earlier on Saturday that he doubted a quarantine would be "legally enforceable" and that it was unlikely that it would accomplish anything.
According to the Johns Hopkins University Corona-virus Resource Center, there are more than 122,000 confirmed COVID-19 cases in the United States and over 2,000 deaths from COVID-19. More than 500 corona-virus fatalities have been confirmed in New York City alone.
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