Passengers stranded at Belgium airport after US ban

Passengers lined up on Thursday at United Airlines check-in desk at Brussels airport as US President Donald Trump anunced a ban on travel from Europe over concerns about new coronavirus. Trump said all European travel would be cut off, but Homeland Security officials later clarified that new restrictions would apply only to most foreign nationals who have been in Europe's passport-free travel zone at any point for 14 days prior to ir arrival to United States.

so-called Schengen area comprises 26 countries including EU members France, Italy, German, Greece, Austria and Belgium, where bloc has its hequarters, but also ors like Switzerland, rway and Iceland.

European Union was on Thursday evaluating Trump's decision to restrict travel from Europe amid deep concern over ecomic impact move would have on markets alrey heavily hit by virus.

For most people, new coronavirus causes only mild or moderate symptoms, such as fever and cough.

For some, especially older ults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness, including pneumonia.

vast majority of people recover from new virus.

According to World Health Organization, people with mild illness recover in about two weeks, while those with more severe illness may take three to six weeks to recover.

In mainland China, where virus first spre, more than 80,000 people have been diagsed and more than 58,000 have so far recovered.