President Trump’s idea of imposing statewide quarantines on “hot spots” like New York won’t stop the virus from seeping into the rest of the country, according to public health experts
“I don’t even know what that means,” he told reporters, adding that he doesn’t “like the sound of it.”
Joyce Lee Malcolm, professor of constitutional law at George Mason University in Virginia, noted that even administration critics have urged Trump to invoke wartime powers to get manufacturers to start producing medical equipment like masks and ventilators, as well as deploy military hospital ships to assist states.
Trump's quarantine plan came after Dr. Deborah Birx, response coordinator for the White House coronavirus task force, earlier this week recommended that any traveler leaving New York enter a 14-day quarantine to help curb the spread of the virus.for some or all travelers arriving from other states. Later on Saturday, Trump said that he planned to make a decision on the quarantines “very quickly,” adding that if he followed through, it would not affect trade.
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