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Line 63: − − ===Lipsitch=== − [[Harvard University]] epidemiology professor Marc Lipsitch predicted that within a year, 40% to 70% of the world’s population would get the novel coronavirus and COVID-19, the disease that it causes. With a world population of 7.5 billion, that means 3 to 5 billion people globally would get the novel coronavirus, and COVID-19 would kill up to 60 to 100 million.<ref>https://www.defenseone.com/ideas/2020/02/youre-likely-get-coronavirus/163290/?oref=d1-in-article</ref>
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The clusters that began appearing in the United States were found to have originated with travelers coming from Europe. The [[European Union]] had failed to take immediate precautions and restrict travel from China and other hot spots in January when outbreaks were first reported. As a result a number of new clusters in the United States were seeded by travelers from Europe. By March 12, 2020, of the 35 states reporting infections, 30 originated with travelers from Europe.<ref>https://nypost.com/2020/03/12/its-a-wise-move-democrats-show-rare-support-for-trump-over-europe-travel-ban/</ref> On March 13, 2020 the World Health Organization announced the epicenter of viral outbreaks had shifted from China to Europe.<ref>https://www.cnbc.com/2020/03/13/europe-is-now-the-epicenter-of-the-coronavirus-pandemic-who-says.html</ref> President Trump initiated a 30-day travel ban of all flights from Europe, with the exception of the [[United Kingdom]], which recently established a hard border with the European Union and was reporting fewer cases than France, Germany, Italy and elsewhere on the continent.
The clusters that began appearing in the United States were found to have originated with travelers coming from Europe. The [[European Union]] had failed to take immediate precautions and restrict travel from China and other hot spots in January when outbreaks were first reported. As a result a number of new clusters in the United States were seeded by travelers from Europe. By March 12, 2020, of the 35 states reporting infections, 30 originated with travelers from Europe.<ref>https://nypost.com/2020/03/12/its-a-wise-move-democrats-show-rare-support-for-trump-over-europe-travel-ban/</ref> On March 13, 2020 the World Health Organization announced the epicenter of viral outbreaks had shifted from China to Europe.<ref>https://www.cnbc.com/2020/03/13/europe-is-now-the-epicenter-of-the-coronavirus-pandemic-who-says.html</ref> President Trump initiated a 30-day travel ban of all flights from Europe, with the exception of the [[United Kingdom]], which recently established a hard border with the European Union and was reporting fewer cases than France, Germany, Italy and elsewhere on the continent.
===Border control===
===Border control===