GOP Senators Call on Biden to Impose Travel Ban on China Amid Child Pneumonia Outbreak

Five Republican senators have urged President Joe Biden to immediately restrict travel between the US and China due to a rise in pediatric pneumonia cases in China. Citing China's history of lying about public health crises and lack of transparency, the senators argue that the US should not wait for the World Health Organization (WHO) to take action. They also reference former President Donald Trump's travel restrictions from China in 2020 as a precedent. However, US health officials currently do not believe there is a link between the pneumonia cases in the US and the mysterious illness affecting China.