Germany Aiming to open borders after mid-March Next month Coronavirus May 14 1:04
Germany, which has been carrying out strict border control as a countermeasure against the new coronavirus, said that the spread of the infection is being suppressed not only in Japan but also in neighboring countries, and it will ease border control from this weekend, and France next to France next month 15th. Said it aims to open its borders with Switzerland, and Austria.
The EU = European Union has stipulated the freedom of movement within the region among member states, but due to the spread of the new coronavirus, each country has taken measures to severely restrict border crossing.
Meanwhile, Germany's interior minister Seehofer announced on the 13th that the border with Luxembourg will be opened on the 16th of this month, saying that the spread of the infection is being suppressed not only domestically but also in neighboring countries.
He also said that he will ease border control with France, Switzerland and Austria from 16th of this month, and aim to open the border from 15th of next month.
However, if the infection situation in each country worsens, border control will be continued, and it will be used as a guideline whether the number of new infected persons will exceed 50 per 100,000 population per week.
"We are aiming to be able to move back and forth freely in Europe in the middle of next month," says Seehofer, but it remains a major challenge to survive the epidemic. ..
On the other hand, while Austria is being hit hard by the economy, it is considering opening borders with neighboring countries, aiming to attract tourists from neighboring countries such as Germany for the summer tourism season. The movement seems to spread.