Coronavirus Live Updates: Travel Restrictions Led to Exodus From Hot Spots, but Few Rigorous Screenings

Trump’s travel restrictions led to an exodus from hot spots — and little rigorous screening in U.S. airports. President Trump’s go-to defense of his early response to the coronavirus is his decision to close down travel from China, the virus’s original center, and then from ravaged Europe. But those hasty decisions led to exoduses of American citizens, packed, chaotic airports, and, according to a new congressional report, very few rigorous…