He is, as usual, lying. State Dept restricted entry to “foreign nationals who had been in China in the last 14 days" on February 4 This was more than a month after Singapore, for comparison. By this point,
Delta, American and United had *already* cancelled all flights from the mainland.
The pilots’ union for American had *already* sued to halt the flights: It told its members to refuse the fly the route because of the risk.
By this point,
The pilots’ union for American had *already* sued to halt the flights: It told its members to refuse the fly the route because of the risk.
By this point,
The Association of Flight Attendants union had *already* begged the federal government to order the airlines to stop the flights.
Critical: Air Canada, Air France, British Airways, Qatar, SAS had ALREADY suspended all their flights to and from China.
Critical: Air Canada, Air France, British Airways, Qatar, SAS had ALREADY suspended all their flights to and from China.
But flights from China continue to land in the US!
Contra Trump's assertion--and more than month AFTER Singapore restricted entry to people arriving from China--the flights kept landing. Because Trump never actually banned these flights.
Contra Trump's assertion--and more than month AFTER Singapore restricted entry to people arriving from China--the flights kept landing. Because Trump never actually banned these flights.
washingtontimes.com/news/2020/mar/…
The ban that never happened occurred well AFTER January 30, when WHO declared the outbreak of COVID-19 "a public health emergency of international concern."
The ban that never happened occurred well AFTER January 30, when WHO declared the outbreak of COVID-19 "a public health emergency of international concern."
A short, incomplete list of countries that actually DID ban entry by anyone who had recently been in China before the date Trump claims to have halted them: Afghanistan, Algeria, Brunei (for Hubei prov.), Cook Islands, Egypt, El Salvador, Guatemala, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Iran--
Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kiribati, Kyrgyzstan, Laos (!), Maldives, the Marshall Islands, Mauritius, Micronesia, Mongolia, Morocco, Nauru, Niue, Oman, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Qatar, Rwanda, Samoa, Saudi Arabia--I could go on, but I'm tired.
None of these countries were so confused by the WHO's guidance that they failed to shut down flights from China.
You, whoever, were.
You, whoever, were.
However.
