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The U.S. is banning travel to Iran in response to the outbreak of the new coronavirus and elevating travel warnings to regions of Italy and South Korea.
Vice-President Mike Pence announced the new restrictions and warnings as President Donald Trump said 22 people in the U.S. have been stricken by COVID-19 and that additional cases are “likely.”
Trump provided an update on the virus after the first reported U.S. death Saturday, of a person he described as being in their late 50s and having a high medical risk. He said healthy Americans should be able to recover if they contract the new virus.
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