5:56 on March 16 with stricter border control in EU countries
In response to Europe being said to have become the “center of the global pandemic” of the new coronavirus, EU-European member states, which are based on the principle of freedom of movement within the region, have strict border controls. There is a growing trend to ban foreigners from entering Japan.
Germany announced on 15th that stricter border control will be enforced between neighboring France, Switzerland, Austria, Luxembourg and Denmark from 8:00 am on the 16th and 4:00 pm Japan time on the 16th. Except for freight transport and cross-border commuters, entering and leaving Germany is banned in principle.
Regarding the measures, Minister Seehofer said that the transmission of the new coronavirus is spreading in Germany and neighboring countries, but has not yet reached its peak, and said it was a measure to cut off the route of transmission. You.
In Germany, 4838 people have been infected so far, schools and nursery schools are closed and closed in many states, and events in Berlin where more than 50 people participate are banned It has been.
In Europe, the Czech Republic and Poland have already announced that foreigners will be banned. With the spread of the new coronavirus, EU countries are being forced to respond by shelving the basic philosophy of freedom of movement within the region.