In response to the new outbreak of coronary pneumonia, the EU will close its borders for 30 days.
The World Health Organization (WHO) pointed out on 13 that at present, the number of confirmed cases and deaths in COVID-19 reported in Europe has exceeded the sum of other countries and regions except China, making it the "epicenter" of the "epidemic" in COVID-19.
According to the latest data, in Italy, where the epidemic is the most serious, there were 3,526 newly confirmed cases and 345 new deaths on June 5438+07, and the cumulative number of confirmed cases increased to 3 1506, with a cumulative death toll of 2,503.
Faced with the grim situation of the rapid spread of the epidemic, many European governments decided to take urgent measures to deal with it. According to Xinhua News Agency, many countries have previously implemented border control and adopted strict travel restrictions. Denmark completely or partially closed air, ferry and railway transportation; Austria suspended flights with Spain, France and Switzerland; Suspension of all cross-border air, rail and road traffic in Poland; Since 16, the Czech Republic has banned foreign citizens without residence permits from entering the country; Slovakia prohibits foreign citizens without residence permits from entering the country; Cyprus has banned foreign citizens from entering the country since 15 15 days.
European countries have upgraded epidemic prevention measures, strictly controlled their borders and curbed the spread of the epidemic.
With the continuous spread of COVID-19 epidemic, many European countries have continuously upgraded epidemic prevention measures, restricted people from going out and strictly controlled their borders in an attempt to curb the further spread of the epidemic.
The Ukrainian government issued a decree in the early morning of 17, demanding that all intercity and interstate railway, aviation, highway and subway passenger transport be suspended from 18 to April 3, and domestic suburban and interstate coach passenger transport be suspended. According to the law, buses and rail vehicles in cities are not allowed to carry more than 10 passengers at a time. The decree also stipulates that 17 collective activities with more than 10 people are prohibited nationwide.
On June 16, borell, head of Italian civil protection department and Commissioner of COVID-19 Emergency Committee, said that as of June 18 local time, the cumulative number of confirmed cases in COVID-19, Italy had risen to 27,980, and the cumulative death toll had risen to 2 158. In order to prevent the epidemic from spreading further, Italy has entered a state of "city closure" since 10.
French President Macron delivered a televised speech on the evening of 16, asking the French to "minimize" their travel and avoid contact with the outside world for at least 15 days from noon on 17. He said that France is fighting a public health "battle" and needs to be fully mobilized to fight the epidemic.
According to the data released by the British health department on June 6th, the UK has confirmed 1543 cases of COVID-19. The government appeals to people to avoid unnecessary travel and contact with the outside world. British Health Secretary Matthew Hancock said that Britain will continue to improve its ability to detect viruses.
According to the data released by the Spanish Ministry of Health on June 6 16, the cumulative number of confirmed cases in Spain rose to 9 19 1, and the number of cases per day increased by more than 1000 for four consecutive days. Spanish Interior Minister Fernando Grande Marasca announced on the same day that the government would suspend the implementation of the Schengen Free Movement Agreement and re-implement land border control.
Swiss Federal President Somaruga announced on June 16 that the national epidemic alert level will be raised from "special state" to the highest level of "abnormal state", with immediate effect. She said that from now until April 19, all shops, restaurants, bars and entertainment places in Switzerland will be closed, while food stores and medical institutions will remain open. Starting from 0: 00 local time (17), Switzerland will set up checkpoints on the borders with Germany, France and Austria to restrict personnel exchanges.
On June 5438+06, Germany and local governments reached an agreement to further restrict public life, including closing public cultural, entertainment and sports facilities susp.
Hungarian Prime Minister Orban said on June 16 that in order to prevent and control the epidemic, Hungary will temporarily close its borders and only allow its own citizens to enter the country. Starting from midnight that day, no public activities were held all over the country. Cafes, restaurants and shops can only be opened to 15 every day.
Finnish Prime Minister Sang Na Marin declared a state of emergency on June 16. In order to prevent the spread of the epidemic, Finland has begun to prepare to close the border. The government also decided to close schools all over the country from 18 and switch to distance education. In addition, assemblies with more than 10 people will be banned nationwide.
On June 6, 65438, the Portuguese government announced that from 0: 00 on April 6 to midnight on April 6, local time, 1 15, nine customs checkpoints were set up on the border between Portugal and Spain to prohibit people from traveling, and then announced that all flights, trains and ships between the two countries would be stopped.
16, the Moldovan government decided to implement a state of emergency nationwide. According to government regulations, from now on, all stores in the country will be closed except food stores, pharmacies and gas stations.
Bosnia and Herzegovina declared a state of emergency on 16. Bosnia and Herzegovina government officials said that entering a state of emergency will help the government and other public institutions to obtain goods and services through shorter public procurement procedures, thus fighting the epidemic more quickly and effectively.
Maltese Prime Minister Abela announced on June 16 that all entertainment and public places, such as bars, restaurants, gyms, game halls and cinemas, will be closed from June 18.
Slovenia began to implement more restrictive measures on 16, including closing schools and most shops and suspending public transport services.
On June 16, the Slovak government suggested that the cabinet meeting expand the scope of the state of emergency from public medical institutions to the whole medical field. The government also suggested that people who don't wear masks or other appropriate protective measures should be prohibited from entering public places and taking public transport, and people should avoid going out unnecessarily.
Spokesmen of two international airports in Cyprus said in June 16 that before April 30, only Cypriot citizens, EU citizens working in Cyprus, accredited diplomats or holders of special permits issued by the Cyprus government could board the plane.
Serbian President Vucic declared a state of emergency on the evening of 15 and took a series of measures to prevent the spread of the epidemic.
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