combat a viral pandemic<\/a>.<\/p>\nTrump made the announcement in an Oval Office address to the nation, blaming the European Union for not acting quickly enough to address the \u201cforeign virus\u201d and saying U.S. clusters were \u201cseeded\u201d by European travelers.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe made a lifesaving move with early action on China,\u201d Trump said. \u201cNow we must take the same action with Europe.\u201d<\/p>\n
Trump said the restrictions won\u2019t apply to the United Kingdom and the U.S. would monitor the situation to determine if travel could be reopened earlier.<\/p>\n
Trump said he was also directing agencies to provide unspecified financial relief \u201cfor workers who are ill, quarantined or caring for others due to coronavirus,\u201d and asked Congress to take action to extend it.<\/p>\n
Trump said the U.S. will defer tax payments for some individual and business filers for three months to lessen the impacts of the virus outbreak. He said the Small Business Administration will also make low-interest loans available to businesses to help them weather the storm.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is not a financial crisis,\u201d he said. \u201cThis just a temporary moment of time that we will overcome together as a nation and as a world.\u201d<\/p>\n
Trump also reiterated his call on Congress to pass a cut to the federal payroll tax in order to stimulate the economy.<\/p>\n
Trump said \u201cwe are marshaling the full power\u201d of the government and private sector to protect the American people.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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