‘Get it right’: Pompeo mulls China travel ban over coronavirus outbreak

By Joel Gehrke

Published January 29, 2020 9:15pm ET

‘Get it right’: Pompeo mulls China travel ban over coronavirus outbreak — Workers in protective overalls walk past the Hankou railway station on the eve of its resuming outbound traffic in Wuhan in central China's Hubei province on Tuesday, April 7, 2020. Just after midnight Wednesday, the city's 11 million residents will be permitted to leave without special authorization as long as a mandatory smartphone application shows they are healthy and have not been in recent contact with anyone confirmed to have the virus. | (Ng Han Guan/AP)

President Trump’s administration is considering banning travel to China due to the outbreak of the coronavirus, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said.

“Well, look, the State Department constantly evaluates risk to travelers,” Pompeo told reporters on Wednesday during a flight to London. “That includes travel advisories that could encompass a wide range of things, including banning travel. All of those things will constantly be under consideration.”