Travelers coming from Italy may have driven first US COVID-19 wave more than those from China, study suggests


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Travelers coming from Italy may have driven first US COVID-19 wave more than those from China, study suggests By - February 5, 2021 The coronavirus was still a far-away problem in Wuhan when U.S. President Donald Trump announced a ban on travel from China in late January 2020. Six weeks later, as the coronavirus ravaged Italy, Trump closed travel from Europe. These travel bans were highly controversial. Some people argued that they were unnecessary restrictions on travel. Others said they came too late. As New York’s COVID-19 case numbers shot upward, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said the U.S. had “closed the...