Seven EU states have actually totally sealed their borders to non-nationals over the coronavirus pandemic, in spite of professionals stating it will do no excellent.

The Czech Republic, Cyprus, Denmark, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, and Slovakia have actually revealed they would close borders to all immigrants.

Some in the group, such as Denmark, considered non-nationals who were providing items to the nation.

The relocations followed partial closures and additional border checks enforced by Austria, Hungary, and a number of othercountries

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Germany likewise signed up with the partial-closure group on Monday (16 March), by all-but sealing its frontiers with Austria, Denmark, France, and Luxembourg, while Slovenia closed its border with Italy.

On a global level, the United States added Ireland and the UK to its previous travel restriction on 26 EUcountries

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Djibouti, Ghana, Haiti, Kenya, Libya, Morocco, Serbia, Tanzania, and Tunisia likewise either closed their borders totally or prohibited flights from theEU

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Turkey closed borders to individuals from 9 EU states and Russia closed land borders with Poland and Norway.

The various procedures followed the World Health Organisation (WHO) stated Europe to be the brand-new “epicentre” of the pandemic.

Varieties of infections and deaths in China, where the break out started, were decreasing.

However France (29 deaths), Italy (368), Spain (97), and the UK (14) taped their highest casualties in a single day on Sunday.

‘ Worthless’

The border closures broke the EU concept of totally free motion of individuals and versus professional guidance on how to include the spread.

For his part, Anders Tegnell, Sweden’s state epidemiologist, called the Danish procedures”completely meaningless”

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“I have a very hard time seeing how it could help us. There is no research that shows that. On the contrary, it would hurt us economically,” he stated.

German health minister Jens Spahn stated prior to Germany’s partial closure: “The virus is in Germany, it is in Europe. That’s the thought we have to get used to”.

“It will still spread even if you close all the borders. Sooner or later you have to let people in or out and then it starts spreading again,” he stated.

European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen likewise stated “general travel bans are not seen as being the most effective” by the WHO.

Border closures would trigger added “social and economic” damage, she cautioned.

“The single market has to function. It is not good when member states take unilateral action because it always causes a domino effect and that prevents urgently needed equipment from reaching patients, from reaching hospitals and medical personnel,” she stated.

And Mikael Damberg, the Swedish interior minister, echoed her issue.

“The transportation system must work when it comes to food and healthcare materials … so that we don’t make problems for each other handling the crisis,” Damberg stated.

However none of that appeared to postponed the group- of-seven who closed their frontiers.

“Free movement in the Schengen zone used to be our greatest value, but now it’s become the greatest danger,” Lithuanian interior minister Rita Tamašunienė stated, referring to the passport-free ‘Schengen’ location, which covers 22 EU states along with Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, and Switzerland.

Virus politics

The French president, Emmanuel Macron, just recently cautioned versus coronavirus “nationalism” in a TELEVISION speech.

However reactionary leaders in Italy and France have actually likewise taken upon the risk as a method to attack both the EU and the migrants attempting to arrive.

French reactionary celebration the National Rally voiced a comparable line to Lithuania’s.

“The free circulation of goods and people, immigration policies, and weak controls at the borders obviously allow the exponential spread of this type of virus,” Aurélia Beigneux, a reactionary French MEP, has actually stated.

Italian reactionary political leader Matteo Salvini and Hungary’s conservative federal government likewise blamed migrants for the illness although there was no proof for it.

“Allowing the migrants to land from Africa, where the presence of the virus was confirmed, is irresponsible,” Salvini stated.

“We observe a certain link between coronavirus and illegal migrants,” Hungary’s national security consultant György Bakondi has likewise stated.

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