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26 February 2020 Great Britain imposes different conditions, depending on the origin: those who come from "isolated" centers will have to undergo a self-isolation or quarantine even in the absence of symptoms, those who come from the rest of northern Italy will have to do it only in the presence of symptoms .

In the Netherlands, the authorities ordered their citizens not to travel to the 11 municipalities in northern Italy and indicated Rome and Lazio as risk areas like the northern regions. The government of The Hague has warned its citizens on their way to Italy to expect greater border controls and movement restrictions in certain specific areas.

France, children sent home and train controllers descend to the border with Italy
The French government has issued school orders to send all the children or young people who have passed through the cities of Lombardy or Veneto affected by the infections in the quarantine home. And tomorrow the controllers of the French trains on the Paris-Milan line will get off the trains on the border with Italy. This was decided by the SNCF company. According to the directive, the controllers will go down to the border, in Modane, and give deliveries to their Italian colleagues, who will continue on the path. For now, however, no counter-order by the authorities for the arrival of 3000 Juventus fans scheduled for tomorrow in Lyon for the Champions League round of 16.

Germany , however, has announced that it will not close its borders to protect itself from the virus.

Prague, checks on passengers from Italy
Prague airport informs on its Twitter profile that "from midnight on Monday 24 February it has activated a gate for travelers from Italy where checks will be carried out on passengers in a sanitized environment". "The circulation remains free", is specified in the tweet.

Bulgaria, Bulgarian Air suspends flights with Milan
The Bulgarian national company, Bulgarian Air, has suspended all its flights to and from Milan until March 27: the same company announced it attributing the decision to the increase in Coronavirus cases in Italy. All passengers of canceled flights - reads a note issued by the company - can request a full refund of tickets or change the travel date at no additional cost.

Russia does not recommend trips to Italy
Russia advises its citizens not to travel to Italy, Iran and South Korea "until a stabilization of the situation" of the spread of Covid-19. This is the message published on the website by the Russian national health agency. Moscow has already taken drastic measures to prevent the spread of the coronavirus from China: it has banned Chinese citizens from entering the territory, closed around 4,250 kilometers of common border, interrupted rail connections for passenger trains and restricted the number of flights to Chinese cities . Since January, Russian citizens have been advised not to travel to China.

Iraq: entry ban for those coming from Italy
Iraqi authorities today imposed a ban on travelers from Italy and some Asian countries to prevent the spread of the Coronavirus epidemic. Local media report. "The Minister of Health and the Environment, Jaafar Sadiq Allawi, has arranged for the creation of a crisis unit in each Iraqi governorate to implement the provisions of the ministry, or the implementation of the blockade of direct or indirect entrances for Chinese citizens. and Iranians and the extension of the ban on travelers from South Korea, Japan, Italy, Thailand and Singapore. " The Special Committee also called on the Iraqi population not to go to countries where the ban is in force. Meanwhile, four new cases of Coronavirus in Kirkuk province, five in the country in total, schools and universities in Najaf will remain closed for ten days.

Saudi Arabia does not recommend travel to Italy
The Saudi authorities have urged their citizens to avoid traveling to Italy and Japan for the time being "if not strictly necessary" due to the "spread" of the Coronavirus epidemic. "The National Center for Disease Prevention of the kingdom has launched an appeal to all citizens and residents not to undertake trips to Italy and Japan unless strictly necessary." Satellite TV reported to Arabiya quoting a statement.

Kuwait suspends flights with Italy
Kuwait has suspended air connections to and from Italy, South Korea and Thailand by way of contrast to Coronavirus. The news was released in the past few hours by the official Kuna agency. There are eight confirmed cases of contagion in the country.

Jordan prohibits entry to arrivals from Italy
Jordan has announced that it has decided to ban travelers from Italy due to the coronavirus emergency. The Hashemite Kingdom has already prohibited the entry of travelers from China, South Korea and Iran.

The Seychelles also close to the Italians
Even the Seychelles, a holiday paradise, close the borders to the Italians. In particular, we read in an update on the Viaggiare Sicuri website managed by the Crisis Unit of the Farnesina, "local authorities have banned all airlines with direct flights to the Seychelles from embarking passengers who have been to Italy, China, South Korea and Iran in the past 14 days. Similarly, passengers arriving by sea will not be able to disembark if they have been Italy, China, South Korea and Iran in the past 14 days. "

El Salvador, stop arrivals Italy
The president of El Salvador, Nayib Bukele, has ordered as a measure to prevent coronavirus contagion the ban on people traveling from Italy and South Korea to enter the country.
The newspaper La Prensa Grafica has made it known, stating that the head of state has also ordered that those who have entered Salvadoran territory in the last few days are placed in quarantine.