
President Donald Trump is considering new regulations that could prevent Americans who are suspected of being infected with coronavirus or having been exposed to it from reentering the country, according to the New York Times.
The draft regulation has been circulated to federal agencies for feedback, according to the Times, which reported that it is unclear when it might be approved or officially announced.
If enacted, it would only apply to U.S. citizens “in the rarest of circumstances,” according to the Times.
The proposal is based on CDC’s current legal authority to prevent a citizen or legal resident from entering the U.S. if it’s believed "that the individual either may have been exposed to or is infected with the communicable disease.”