The Bahamas banned flights from the US and other hard-hit countries in effort to contain coronavirus spread./Credit:	Melissa Alcena/Bloomberg/Getty Images

The Bahamas banned flights from the US and other hard-hit countries in effort to contain coronavirus spread./Credit: Melissa Alcena/Bloomberg/Getty Images

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The Bahamas banned flights from the US and other hard-hit countries in effort to contain coronavirus spread

The Bahamian government is banning travelers from the US and other countries where coronavirus cases are surging in an effort to prevent further spread of the virus in the Caribbean nation.