It has the fewest cases of Corona (in western Europe), as reported by the WHO
It's home to Europe's busiest airport: Heathrow
This turns the UK into an effective travel bottleneck for people coming to America. And if anyone has flown to America from Europe knows, the Security and screenings are off the charts. They should increase those with the current situation.
All things its the best way to still keep open travel to Europe while checking EVERYONE that comes in here for the nest month.
My theory is that he exempted UK for two reasons
It has the fewest cases of Corona (in western Europe), as reported by the WHO
It's home to Europe's busiest airport: Heathrow
This turns the UK into an effective travel bottleneck for people coming to America. And if anyone has flown to America from Europe knows, the Security and screenings are off the charts. They should increase those with the current situation.
All things its the best way to still keep open travel to Europe while checking EVERYONE that comes in here for the nest month.