LOCKDOWN BY UNITED STATES

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Travel_restrictions_related_to_the_2019%E2%80%9320_c
oronavirus_pandemic

Suspended incoming travel from the Schengen area in Europe, for 30

days, beginning at 23:59 ET on March 13.[55] The official
proclamation states that this restriction applies only to foreign
nationals traveling to the United States, if they have been to a country
within the Schengen area in the past 14 days. The ban does not
apply to for example legal permanent residents and most immediate
family members of U.S. citizens.[55] Also, cargo and trading goods are
not affected.
United States: On 31 January 2020, the United States declared the virus a public health
emergency. Starting 2 February, all inbound passengers who have been to Hubei in the
previous 14 days will be put under quarantine for up to 14 days. American citizens who have
travelled to the rest of mainland China will be allowed to continue their travel home if they are
asymptomatic, but will be monitored by local health departments.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-51846923

12th March 2020

Coronavirus: Trump suspends travel from Europe to US

Media captionFive takeaways from Donald Trump's Oval Office
address

US President Donald Trump has announced sweeping travel restrictions

on 26 European countries in a bid to combat the spread of the
coronavirus.
The ban applies to travellers from countries which are members of the
Schengen border-free travel area.

The UK, Ireland and other non-Schengen countries are unaffected. US

citizens are also exempt.
The EU condemned the measures, which it said were taken
"unilaterally and without consultation".

The new rules go into effect on Friday at midnight EDT (0400 GMT)
and mark a major escalation from the US president, who has been
accused of inaction over the coronavirus.

There are 1,135 confirmed cases of the virus across the US, with 38
deaths so far.
Shares around the world fell further following Mr Trump's
announcement. At the start of US trading, shares plunged triggering an
automatic temporary suspension in trading aimed at curbing panicky
selling.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-51338899

Coronavirus: US and Australia

close borders to Chinese
arrivals
1st february 2020

Countries around the world have closed their borders to arrivals

from China, as officials work to control the rapid spread of the
coronavirus.

The US and Australia said they would deny entry to all foreign
visitors who had recently been in China, where the virus first
emerged in December.

Earlier, countries including Russia, Japan, Pakistan and Italy

announced similar travel restrictions.
But global health officials have advised against such measures.

"Travel restrictions can cause more harm than good by hindering

info-sharing, medical supply chains and harming economies," the
head of the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday.

The WHO recommends introducing screening at official border

crossings. It has warned that closing borders could accelerate
the spread of the virus, with travellers entering countries
unofficially.

China has criticised the wave of travel restrictions, accusing

foreign governments of ignoring official advice.

"Just as the WHO recommended against travel restrictions, the

US rushed in the opposite direction," foreign ministry
spokeswoman Hua Chunying said. "[It is] certainly not a gesture
of goodwill."

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/11/us/politics/anthony-fauci-coronavirus.html

U.S. to Suspend Most Travel From

Europe as World Scrambles to
Fight Pandemic
WASHINGTON — President Trump on Wednesday night blocked most visitors
from continental Europe to the United States and vowed emergency aid to
workers and small businesses as the World Health Organization declared the
coronavirus a pandemic, stock markets plunged further and millions of people
cut themselves off from their regular lives.
In a prime-time address from the Oval Office, Mr. Trump outlined a series of
measures intended to tackle the virus and its economic impact as he sought to
reassure Americans that he was taking the crisis seriously after previously playing
down the scope of the outbreak. He said he would halt travelers from Europe
other than Britain for 30 days and asked Congress to support measures like a
payroll tax cut.

“The virus will not have a chance against us,” Mr. Trump declared in his 10-
minute speech, reading from a teleprompter in an uncharacteristic monotone.
After weeks of quarreling with rivals over his response, even calling their
criticisms a “hoax,” he called on them to stand down. “We are all in this together,”
he said. “We must put politics aside, stop the partisanship and unify together as
one nation and one family.”
CORONAVIRUS RESPONSE
 In a rare Oval Office speech, President Trump voiced new concerns and old
themes.
The president’s address came as the virus sent stock markets deeper into a
meltdown, prompted the N.C.A.A. to bar crowds from its iconic March Madness
annual basketball tournament and forced the N.B.A. to suspend its season
altogether after one of its players tested positive. Schools, universities,
businesses, theaters and sports stadiums shut their doors. And the actor Tom
Hanks announced that he and his wife, Rita Wilson, had been infected with the
virus.

The cascade of announcements felt like a turning point in the crisis, when the real-world
effect on people in the United States and around the globe came into stark relief.
Ordinary life in many places will no longer be the same for the foreseeable future as
society adjusts to a new reality that transforms everything including the global economy
and everyday social interactions — not just in far-off places on newscasts, but in the
community right at home.

Mr. Trump and other world leaders grappled for a way forward, but there was no
clear end in sight as one of America’s top scientists, Dr. Anthony S. Fauci,
predicted the outbreak would only grow worse. He spoke on the same day that
India joined countries like China, Italy, Iran, Japan and Israel in imposing drastic
travel limits.

Italy went further by ordering almost all nonessential businesses to close,

including restaurants, bars, cafes, beauty salons and most stores. In Germany,
Chancellor Angela Merkel warned that about two-thirds of her country’s
population may eventually be infected, a prediction that rattled many in Europe
and across the ocean.
https://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/coronavirus-us-embassy-
consulates-in-india-cancel-all-visa-appointments-from-mar-16-120031400157_1.html

TOLL IN INDIA AS OF 14th March 2020

https://www.business-standard.com/article/health/coronavirus-live-death-toll-stock-
market-coronavirus-delhi-coronavirus-india-coronavirus-latest-update-
120030500166_1.html
the number has risen to 84 with 2 deaths one from Delhi and another in Karnataka the
same.