Posted on 03/16/2020 3:06:07 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
Germany has become the latest country to close borders as European nations try to stem the spread of the coronavirus.
Its borders with France, Austria and Switzerland were shut on Monday morning, except for commercial traffic.
France is considering more stringent lockdowns, with its health chief saying the situation is "deteriorating fast".
Leaders of the G7 nations are to hold a video conference on Monday to discuss a joint response to the coronavirus pandemic.
The aim is to stem the spread of the virus but also to curtail cross-border panic-buying, German media reported.
Only the borders with the Netherlands and Belgium are as yet unaffected.
Germany's neighbours such as Poland, the Czech Republic and Denmark have already closed borders or introduced severe restrictions.
But there are a vast amount of travel restrictions inside many countries. The Czech authorities sealed off an area in the east of the country - Unicov, Cervenka and Litovel - on Monday.
Poland is suspending all domestic flights from Monday, following similar moves on international air and rail travel.
Spain and Portugal have agreed to restrict tourism travel over their shared border, allowing only goods and workers to cross.
Spain imposed a partial lockdown on its 47 million inhabitants on Saturday, as part of a 15-day state of emergency. People are barred from leaving home except for buying essential supplies and medicines, or for work.
It is also considering closing all its borders and expects the 15-day emergency period will be extended.
Portugal has a state of alert, although its confirmed cases of 112 are far below Spain's 5,753, according to WHO figures.
(Excerpt) Read more at bbc.com ...
whats the matter, Mz Open Borders....there a problem???....dumb bi$@%
Will the EU survive COVID-19?
Racist!!!
So Merkle wouldn’t close the border to the Islamic invaders, but the wuhan flu comes and it’s batten down the hatches?
This is mass psychosis, global insanity, irrationality to the max, and what I find most disconcerting out of this mass hysteria is that what I have long suspected, a good half of the human race are stark raving mad, nuts, crazy as loons, totally irrational, lacking in logic, suckers, easily misled, conversely easily led by those with evil motives, are gullible, and are daily being brainwashed by the socialist/communist/pinko/Dem/MSM deranged lunatics that live amongst us. These are dangerous times, my FRiends, dangerous times.
Dang! You go girl!
But Merkel will probably still let all the “refugees” in.
Not if Bumdestag thinks she’s risking her own neck...
I suppose it makes sense. Not all of the horses have left the barn yet.
You’re right, and the fact that the world’s not in worse shape than it is is proof of Divine Intervention.
Too bad Germans don’t realize that Islam is a much more potent threat than any virus.
Only ‘migrants’ allowed in with all kinds of other viruses.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.