EU leaders condemn Trump's travel ban

The European Union on Thursday condemned U.S. President Donald Trump's decision to ban travelers from most of Europe visiting the United States.

"The Coronavirus is a global crisis, not limited to any continent and it requires cooperation rather than unilateral action," European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and European Council President Charles Michel said in a joint statement.

"The European Union disapproves of the fact that the U.S. decision to impose a travel ban was taken unilaterally and without consultation," they said, adding that the bloc was "taking strong action to limit the spread of the virus."

Trump late Wednesday announced a 30-day ban on foreign visitors coming from the 26 European countries of the Schengen zone, saying that the EU had "failed" to take necessary precautions to stop the spread of coronavirus.