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| European Commission suggests restricting all non-essential travel to EU for 30 days over coronavirus | European Commission suggests restricting all non-essential travel to EU for 30 days over coronavirus |
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| Chief of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, has rolled out coronovirus containment recommendations to the member states that include banning all the “non-essential” travel to the EU for a month. | |
| “The less travel, the more we can contain the virus. Therefore ... I propose to the heads of state and government to introduce temporary restriction on non-essential travel to the EU,” von der Leyen said on Monday. | |
| The envisioned travel ban would last for an “initial period” of 30 days, but can be prolonged if necessary, she added. | |
| Long-term EU residents, family members of the EU countries’ nationals, as well as diplomats and doctors battling the virus will be exempted from the travel ban. | Long-term EU residents, family members of the EU countries’ nationals, as well as diplomats and doctors battling the virus will be exempted from the travel ban. |
| Apart from that, the guidelines suggest the emergency medical and food supplies into the bloc to be provided with special “fast lanes” to ensure that supermarkets and health institutions have capabilities to come with the growing demand. | |
| The travel ban will also not affect the UK citizens despite London’s decision to leave the bloc. | |
| “The UK citizens are European citizens so of course there are no restrictions for the UK citizens to travel to the continent,” von der Leyen stated. | |
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