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KELEIGH: THEY, TWO. THANK YOU. PRESIDENT TRUMP HAS NOW INCLUDED THE U.K. AND IRELAND IN THE EUROPEAN TRAVEL BAN. THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION IS CALLING EUROPE THE CENTER OF THE PANDEMIC, AND A NUMBER OF EUROPEAN COUNTRIES ARE NOW ON LOCKDOWN. HERE’S ABC'S ELIZABETH HUR. ELIZABETH: THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION’S 30 DAY EUROPEAN TRAVEL BAN INCLUDING THE U.K. AND IRELAND NOW I MADE THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC. >> THE PRESIDENT HAS MADE A DECISION TO SUSPEND TRAVEL TO THE UNITED KINGDOM AND IRELAND, EFFECTIVE MIDNIGHT, MONDAY NIGHT. ELIZABETH: VICE PRESIDENT MIKE PENCE ADDING THAT U.S. RESIDENTS AND LEGAL CITIZENS AND COUNTRIES AFFECTED BY THE BAN WILL BE ABLE TO RETURN THROUGH 13 DESIGNATED AIRPORTS FOR SCREENING. >> WITH THOSE AMERICANS ARE BEING ENCOURAGED TO RETURN HOME IN SELF-QUARANTINE FOR 14 DAYS. ELIZABETH: IT COMES AS COVID-19 HAS INFECTED MORE THAN 1100 IN BRITAIN AND CLAIMED MORE THAN 20 LIVES. WITH MAJOR U.S. AIRLINES CUTTING FLIGHTS TO EUROPE, AMERICANS, LIKE SCOTTY, HAVE BEEN RUSHING TO RETURN STATEWIDE. >> OVERALL, A CHAOTIC SITUATION, BUT I’M GLAD TO BE HOME IN MY HOUSE IN AMERICA. NOW I’M SAFE. ELIZABETH: UNITED, DELTA AND AMERICAN CUTTING DOMESTIC FLIGHTS DUE TO A DECLINE IN DEMAND. PRESIDENT TRUMP TODAY WITH THE SIN STATEMENT, TELLING AMERICANS TO ONLY TRAVEL DOMESTICALLY IF NECESSARY. PRESIDENT TRUMP: IF YOU DON’T HAVE TO TRAVEL, I WOULD NOT DO IT. WE WANT THIS THING TO AND. KELEIGH: MEANWHILE, THE TSA IS TEMPORARILY ALLOWING TRAVELERS TO TAKE UP TO 12 OUNCES OF HAND SANITIZER THROUGH AIRPORT SECURITY. PASSENGERS AT A MAJOR AIRPORT SAY THEY’RE WORRIED THEY WERE EXPOSED TO THE CORONAVIRUS AFTER MASSIVE LINES FORMED DURING CDC SCREENINGS FOR COVID-19. THESE ARE PICTURES OF THE LONG LINES AT CHICAGO’S O’HARE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT SATURDAY. SOME OF THE PASSENGERS SAY THERE WAS NO HAND SANITIER AVAILABLE FOR THEM. ILLINOIS GOVERNOR TWEETED AT THE PRESIDENT AND VICE PRESIDENT, SAYING "THE CROWDS AND LINES AT O’HARE ARE UNACCEPTABLE AND NEED TO BE ADDRESSED IMMEDIATELY. PASSENGERS COMPLAINED OF WAITING FOR HOURS IN MULTIPLE LINES." >> ONCE YOU GET THROUGH CUSTOMS , THEN YOU GO BACK TO THE START, AND THEN YOU GO THROUGH THE LINE AGAIN TO GO THROUGH ANOTHER CUSTOMS AGENT CHECKING YOUR MEDICAL RECORD. THEN YOU GO TO ANOTHER LINE FOR CDC. >> IT’S THE WORSE SYSTEM I COULD THINK OF CONSIDERING WHAT THIS CONTAGION IS. KELEIGH: CHAD WOLF, THE ACTING HOMELAND SECURITY SECRETARY , ACKNOWLEDGED THE LONG LINES ON TWITTER AND SAID THE GOVERNMENT IS WORKING TO ADD ADDITIONAL SCREENING CAPACITY AND WORKING TO EXPEDITE THE PROCESS. DUE TO THE TRAVEL BAN, PLUS DECREASED DEMAND FROM CONSUMERS, AMERICAN AIRLINES IS PHASING OUT LONG-HAUL INTERNATIONAL FLIGHTS FROM THE U.S. STARTING TOMORROW THROUGH MAY 6. SOME SHORT-HAUL INTERNATIONAL FLIGHTS WILL CONTINUE. THE COMPANY URGES CUSTOMERS TO CHECK ITS WEBSITE FOR MORE ON FLIGHT CANCELATIONS AMID THE ONGOING PANDEMIC. HERE ARE THE LATEST NUMBERS IN THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC. THERE HAVE BEEN 156,000 CASES AROUND THE WORLD AND NEARLY 6,000 PEOPLE HAVE DIED. THE GOOD NEWS HERE, NEARLY 74,000 PEOPLE WORLDWIDE HAVE ALREADY RECOVERED. IN THE U.S., THERE ARE NEARLY 3000 CASES. 60 PEOPLE HAVE DIED, BUT 56 HAVE ALREADY RECOVERED. BREAKING THAT DOWN TO THE LOCAL LEVEL, THERE HAVE BEEN CONFIRMED EIGHT CASES OF THE VIRUS IN KANSAS. FIVE IN JOHNSON COUNTY, ONE IN FRANKLIN AND BUTLER COUNTIES, IN ONE WYANDOTTE COUNTY, WHICH RESULTED IN A DEATH. IN MISSOURI, THERE HAVE BEEN 5 CONFIRMED CASES. TWO ARE IN GREENE COUNTY, N

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Last week, Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas declared a state of emergency that banned all events with more than 1,000 people and implored citizens to use social distancing to combat the spread of COVID-19.Despite the ban and state of emergency, Lucas said on social media Sunday morning that he received texts and photos from a Kansas City Uber driver about large lines outside of a local entertainment district that suggested crowds inside the buildings were even larger.“Since the city prohibited large events, he’s shared ride request maps showing somewhat counterintuitively for me at the beginning that he’s been as busy as usual, if not busier than before,” Lucas said.The state of emergency has been declared for 21 days, and during that time, all events with more than 1,000 attendees within the city are canceled or delayed.Jackson County issued a state of emergency, expanding the order issued by Kansas City to the entire county. Jackson County has limited all events to less than 250 people.The driver told Lucas that he gave 32 rides Saturday night and it was “surprisingly busy,” especially in the Westport area.“I used smell-free Lysol in my car after every ride and offered riders hand sanitizer,” the driver told Lucas. “Most riders declined the offer saying, 'I’m good. I don’t have coronavirus.’ So that was concerning.”Lucas agreed.“There’s a problem here,” Lucas said. “Full bars and long, close lines outside don’t support social distancing. I’m all too familiar there is a balance we have to strike for sure, but it can’t fully ignore public health.“Here’s the deal. I’ve probably spent part of almost every day over the last year and a half of my life in a crowd of some sort. I’m also single and haven’t had food in my fridge since maybe August, but it’s fair to say it’s time for us all to change things up. It’s not just the one-offs, it’s also the things we like; the comforts, particularly in anxious times. I’m exploring more this weekend how I can do it as a person, and we can do it as a city.”Lucas implored people not to treat the situation like spring break.“This moment can’t just be a crowded Spring Break 2.0 on every street, nor can we just say to our industry/hospitality/service brothers and sisters, 'We’ll figure it out for you later,'” Lucas said. “We can and likely will do more mandates. Social distancing isn’t working to the extent necessary, but as we limit, let’s also think how we can care for those, particularly the poorest, who will be most left out in this moment. Those workers perhaps not at the spots we know best, but in the areas where their business has yet to find a substitute in online sales or delivery.”