“Viruses have no nationality, and they don’t care about borders. COVID-19 is not a Chinese virus, as the Spanish flu was not Spanish. We all face a huge threat that requires global cooperation, ”he wrote on Twitter.

Viruses don't have a nationality and they don't care about borders. # COVID19 is not a Chinese virus, as the Spanish flu was not Spanish. We all face a massive threat that requires global cooperation and all of us working hand in hand. # StrongerTogether

- Josep Borrell Fontelles (@JosepBorrellF) March 19, 2020

Earlier it became known that the EU countries decided to create an investment fund to combat coronavirus infection, the volume of which is expected to reach € 25 billion.

Corresponding Member of the Russian Academy of Natural Sciences Konstantin Sokolov in an interview with Nation News assessed the possible consequences of the situation with the coronavirus for the EU economy.