Portugal and Spain have banned cruise ships from disembarking, a measure also taken by several Norwegian and French cities.
Quarantine, schools, shops and borders closed, gatherings banned, here are the main measures being taken in Europe to fight the spread of the novel coronavirus.Italy's population of 60 million has to stay at home until April 3, but can go out to work, for health reasons or to buy food.
In France, Luxembourg and Portugal visits to retirement homes have been suspended, while Belgium and Sweden have also imposed restrictions.The Czech Republic, Cyprus, Denmark, Lithuania and Slovakia have announced the almost total closure of their borders to foreigners, with Slovakia making an exception for Poles.Ukraine plans to close its borders to foreigners for at least two weeks. Russia will halt flights from the EU on Monday.
Switzerland has put strict limits on who can cross over from Italy, and looking at entries from the Schengen zone on a"case-by-case" basis.
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