dailymail | President Trump is considering quarantining New York, Connecticut and New Jersey in desperate efforts to slow the spread of the coronavirus pandemic.
The move will restrict travel to and from the three states, which are some of the hardest-hit by the outbreak.
'Some
people would like to see New York quarantined because it's a hotspot —
New York, New Jersey maybe one or two other places, certain parts of
Connecticut quarantined. I'm thinking about that right now,' he said
Saturday.
'We might not have to do it
but there's a possibility that sometime today we'll do a quarantine -
short term - two weeks for New York, probably New Jersey, certain parts
of Connecticut.'
The move would help tackle the issue other
states are facing where New Yorkers are fleeing the city and traveling
to other states and areas, where they are potentially risking more lives
and spreading the disease further afield.
'Restrict
travel, because they're having problems down in Florida, a lot of New
Yorkers going down. We don't want that,' he said.
New York state Governor Andrew Cuomo hit back at the president's plans in a press conference Saturday.
'I don't even know what that means. I don't know how that could be legally enforceable,' said Cuomo.
'And from a medical point view, I don't know what you would be accomplishing.
'But I can tell you, I don't even like the sound of it.'
