Others questioned the decision to exclude the UK from the ban. The country now has more than 400 cases of the virus, far eclipsing many of its European neighbors.

An earlier version of this story indicated the travel ban would include cargo and all passengers, as Trump remarked in his speech. The White House later clarified the ban would not include cargo and that some passengers would be exempt. 

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