Citing “extensive community transmission” of the coronavirus in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut, a newly-issued domestic travel advisory has called on the residents to stay put in their homes at least for the next two weeks.

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) updated its travel recommendation for the residents of the three states – struggling to cope with an avalanche of new Covid-19 cases – on Saturday evening, shortly after US President Donald Trump announced that he would not impose federal quarantine on the states in an apparent U-turn from his previous rhetoric.

CDC urges residents of New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut to refrain from non-essential domestic travel for 14 days effective immediately #COVID19 pic.twitter.com/fJABJftx7n

— Meg Tirrell (@megtirrell) March 29, 2020

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Source: RT