Biden’s 31 January response to Trump’s 31 January 2020 ban of Chinese air travel:
“This is no time for Donald Trump’s record of hysteria and xenophobia - hysterical xenophobia - and fearmongering to lead the way instead of science.”
Nancy Pelosi’s 31 January 2020 response to the Covid travel restrictions: “The Trump Administration’s expansion of its outrageous, un-American travel ban threatens our security, our values and the rule of law. . . .With this latest callous decision, the President has doubled down on his cruelty and further undermined our global leadership, our Constitution and our proud heritage as a nation of immigrants.. . In the Congress and in the Courts, House Democrats will continue to oppose the Administration’s dangerous anti-immigrant agenda. In the coming weeks, the House Judiciary Committee will mark-up and bring to the Floor the NO BAN Act to prohibit religious discrimination in our immigration system and limit the President’s ability to impose such biased and bigoted restrictions. We will never allow hatred or bigotry to define our nation or destroy our values.”
https://www.speaker.gov/newsroom/13120-2
And then there is this:
Donald Trump, State of the Union Speech, 4 February 2020:
"Protecting Americans' health also means fighting infectious diseases. We are coordinating with the Chinese government and working closely together on the coronavirus outbreak in China. My administration will take all necessary steps to safeguard our citizens from this threat."
Nancy Pelosi's response:
