US senators ask Biden to ban flights to China
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Five Republican senators, led by Marco Rubio, have called on President Biden to ban travel between the United States and China due to a spike in respiratory illnesses in China. China rejects these fears, calling them "malicious fabrications"
Five Republican senators, led by Marco Rubio, have asked President Joe Biden's administration to ban travel to China due to a spike in respiratory cases in China, Reuters reports, UNN writes.
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Five Republican senators, led by Marco Rubio, have asked President Joe Biden's administration to ban travel between the United States and China following a spike in respiratory cases in China.
We must immediately restrict travel between the United States and China until we know more about the dangers posed by this new disease
The United States is closely monitoring the rise of respiratory diseases in China.
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Liu Pengui, spokesman for the Chinese Embassy in Washington, said in response to Rubio's letter: "The allegations are purely malicious fabrications. China strongly opposes them."
Maria Van Kerckhove, acting director of the WHO's department of epidemic and pandemic preparedness and prevention, said earlier this week that the increase appears to be due to a rise in the number of children who have contracted pathogens they had avoided during the two years of COVID-19 restrictions.
As a reminder, the World Health Organization (WHO) has asked China for detailed information about the rise in respiratory illnesses and reported clusters of pneumonia in children, which its China office called a "routine" check.
