The CDC has now confirmed that coronavirus was already spreading throughout New York City from Europe by the time Donald Trump banned travelers from the EU and UK entering the US in March.  
A new report from the health agency released Friday provides more evidence that the first cases of the deadly virus in NYC came from Europe and not from Wuhan, China, where the global health crisis originated. 
It also shows stay-at-home orders, travel bans and school closures all came too late to stop the outbreak ravaging the Big Apple – which soon became the virus epicenter with more than 18,000 being killed in the outbreak. 
The CDC described the findings as ‘unanticipated’ while New York Governor Andrew Cuomosaid it was ‘damning’ and proved key flaws in the president’s handling of the crisis.