The European Commission urged the member states of the European Union to coordinate with the start of lifting measures of general isolation, and warned that failure to do so could result in new waves of new cases of infection with the Corona virus.
Several member states have announced plans to mitigate or already start easing the measures they have imposed to contain the spread of the virus, as pressure grows to revitalize its affected economies.
The Commission, which is the executive arm of the federation, which does not have the authority to dictate health measures on the 27 member states, called for a common approach, after each country worked separately with regard to containing the virus, and now the countries are working in the same way regarding exit strategies From general isolation procedures.
"It is time to formulate a coordinated exit strategy for the European Union," the commission said in a draft list of recommendations, expected to be issued this week.
"Member states should coordinate with each other an exit strategy, to avoid spillover from the negative effects outside of it," she added.
According to UNHCR recommendations, isolation measures should only be mitigated after a marked decline in the spread of the disease in a stable manner over a period of time, when hospital capacity is able to withstand a new wave of injuries.
But governments face increasing pressure to ease public isolation measures, as the catastrophic impact of the Corona virus pandemic has affected the global economy. According to the Commission’s estimates, output in the eurozone countries may shrink by 10% this year.
- The Commission's recommendations state that isolation measures should not be mitigated until after a noticeable decline in the spread of the disease.