国际英语资讯:U.S. imposes travel restrictions on Brazil due to COVID-19
<p><span word="WASHINGTON">WASHINGTON</span>, <span word="May">May</span> 24-- <span word="The">The</span> <span word="White">White</span> <span word="House">House</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span> <span word="announced">announced</span> <span word="travel">travel</span> <span word="restrictions">restrictions</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Brazil">Brazil</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="nation">nation</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="second">second</span>-<span word="highest">highest</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="COVID">COVID</span>-19 <span word="cases">cases</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Today">Today</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="taken">taken</span> <span word="decisive">decisive</span> <span word="action">action</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="protect">protect</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="suspending">suspending</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="entry">entry</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="aliens">aliens</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Brazil">Brazil</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> 14-<span word="day">day</span> <span word="period">period</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="seeking">seeking</span> <span word="admittance">admittance</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span>," <span word="the">the</span> <span word="White">White</span> <span word="House">House</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="statement">statement</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="statement">statement</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="action">action</span> <span word="would">would</span> "<span word="help">help</span> <span word="ensure">ensure</span> <span word="foreign">foreign</span> <span word="nationals">nationals</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Brazil">Brazil</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="source">source</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="additional">additional</span> <span word="infections">infections</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="country">country</span>," <span word="noting">noting</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="measure">measure</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="apply">apply</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="flow">flow</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="commerce">commerce</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="countries">countries</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="order">order</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="effective">effective</span> <span word="at">at</span> 11:59 <span word="p">p</span>.<span word="m">m</span>. <span word="Eastern">Eastern</span> <span word="Daylight">Daylight</span> <span word="Time">Time</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="May">May</span> 28, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="White">White</span> <span word="House">House</span>.</p><p><span word="Earlier">Earlier</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="day">day</span>, <span word="National">National</span> <span word="Security">Security</span> <span word="Adviser">Adviser</span> <span word="Robert">Robert</span> <span word="O">O</span>'<span word="Brien">Brien</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="interview">interview</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="CBS">CBS</span> <span word="News">News</span>, "<span word="I">I</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="we">we</span>'<span word="ll">ll</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> 212(<span word="f">f</span>) <span word="decision">decision</span> <span word="today">today</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="respect">respect</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Brazil">Brazil</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="UK">UK</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Europe">Europe</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="China">China</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="hope">hope</span> <span word="that">that</span>'<span word="ll">ll</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="temporary">temporary</span>."</p><p>"<span word="But">But</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="situation">situation</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Brazil">Brazil</span>, <span word="we">we</span>'<span word="re">re</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="step">step</span> <span word="necessary">necessary</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="protect">protect</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="people">people</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="added">added</span>.</p><p><span word="When">When</span> <span word="asked">asked</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="upcoming">upcoming</span> <span word="travel">travel</span> <span word="restriction">restriction</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="expand">expand</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Southern">Southern</span> <span word="Hemisphere">Hemisphere</span>, <span word="O">O</span>'<span word="Brien">Brien</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="would">would</span> "<span word="take">take</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="look">look</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="country">country</span>-<span word="by">by</span>-<span word="country">country</span> <span word="basis">basis</span>."</p><p><span word="As">As</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span> <span word="afternoon">afternoon</span>, <span word="there">there</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> 347,398 <span word="confirmed">confirmed</span> <span word="COVID">COVID</span>-19 <span word="cases">cases</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Brazil">Brazil</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="over">over</span> 22,000 <span word="deaths">deaths</span>, <span word="while">while</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 1.64 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="COVID">COVID</span>-19 <span word="cases">cases</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 97,000 <span word="people">people</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="died">died</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="disease">disease</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Johns">Johns</span> <span word="Hopkins">Hopkins</span> <span word="University">University</span>.</p>
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