EU requesting each country to extend the entry ban to prevent the spread of new corona infections May 9 5:39

On the 8th, the EU = European Union urged each country to extend the measures for prohibiting entry from outside the EU area for one month as part of measures to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus.

As a countermeasure against the new coronavirus, EU countries have been taking measures to ban entry from outside the EU area since March, but as the number of infected people is decreasing, relaxation of measures such as going-out restrictions will continue to occur. is.

Against this backdrop, EU Commissioner Squinas said in a statement yesterday that "the situation is improving in many European countries, but it is still unstable globally," and the ban was issued on June 15. Requested cooperation for an extension of 30 days.

In the EU and neighboring countries, more than 1.2 million people are infected with the new coronavirus, accounting for 30% of the total infected people in the world.