Can you imagine if the the U.S. government tried to impose the same restrictions as the Italian government has done! Every redneck reincarnated Minute Man would be reaching for his automatic rifle, get in his 5 litre Dodge pickup and go "wherever the hell he wants". It will be interesting to see how the virus spreads across the U.S. Trump is obviously looking out for a scapegoat he can blame when things start to get out of hand, hence the ban on flights from the EU. I can't quite make out why flights from the UK are acceptable to him - diplomacy perhaps?