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Travelers coming from Italy may have driven first US COVID-19 wave more than those from China, study suggests

  • Written by Jeff Prince, Professor and Chair of Business Economics and Public Policy, Indiana University
imageThe U.S. banned travel from China early, but the late timing of other travel bans meant the coronavirus had other routes into the U.S.AP Photo/John Minchillo

The coronavirus was still a far-away problem in Wuhan when U.S. President Donald Trump announced a ban on travel from China in late January 2020. Six weeks later, as the coronavirus ravaged...

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