Brazil travel ban moved up 2 days

A ban on foreign travelers arriving in the U.S. from Brazil because of the surge in coronavirus cases there now will take effect late Tuesday, two days earlier than previously announced.

The ban had been set to go into effect late Thursday. The White House announced the change Monday without explanation.

Brazil is second to the U.S. in the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases, according to a tally from Johns Hopkins University, and has seen cases surge in recent days.