Donald Trump said that he may have to add the UK to the list of European countries not allowed to travel to the US. (Picture: Getty Images)

Donald Trump says he may add the UK to the list of countries banned from traveling to the US after coronavirus diagnoses rocketed overnight.

Trump said is considering adding the UK to the list of 26 European countries that can no longer send travelers to the US because ‘their numbers have gone up fairly precipitously.’

He hinted at the addition to the travel ban after he declared a national emergency which will open up more than $40 billion to speed up the response to the coronavirus pandemic.

‘We may be adding (the UK), and we may be adding a couple of others, and we may frankly start thinking about taking some off,’ Trump said.




Confirmed coronavirus cases in the UK have reportedly risen to approximately 800 with at least 208 new cases coming over the last 24 hours. Eleven of the patients who tested positive for the disease have since died.

Trump declared the sweeping travel advisory on Wednesday and touted it as an attempt to stem the spread of coronavirus.

The restrictions reportedly apply to non-US citizens traveling from Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Multa, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland.

The travel ban begins at midnight on Friday. However, US citizens and some others will still be allowed in for the next 30 days, included members of the US armed services, foreign spouses of US citizens, and parents of US citizens younger than 21. Americans will be forced to enter the country through 13 major international airports.

Trump did not specify which countries he is considering removing from the list.



