President Trump said on Saturday night that he would not impose a quarantine on New York, New Jersey and Connecticut but would instead issue a “strong” travel advisory to be implemented by the governors of the three states. Mr. Trump made the announcement on Twitter just hours after telling reporters that he was considering a quarantine of the three states in an effort to limit the spread of the coronavirus to Florida and other states. Mr. Trump, when he said he was considering a quarantine for the region, offered no details about how his administration would enforce it. Andrew Cuomo of New York criticized the idea, calling it “a declaration of war on states.”He also questioned the logistical challenges, as well as the message, that such an order would present. “If you start walling off areas all across the country, it would just be totally bizarre, counterproductive, anti-American, antisocial,” he said.

Source: International New York Times March 29, 2020 04:04 UTC