US health official says 'everything on table' about possible UK travel ban

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US Assistant Health Secretary Brett Giroir has said it is possible the United States will ban travel from the United Kingdom as a new variant of the deadly coronavirus spreads in the country, but added nothing has been decided yet.

“I think everything is possible. We just need to put everything on the table, have an open scientific discussion and make the best recommendation,” he said in an interview on CNN, adding the White House coronavirus task force will meet later today.

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