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Europe, border control among EU member states has been gradually eased to save the industry hit by Corona19. However, the WHO also voiced concerns that failure to cope with the recurrence could lead to a vicious cycle.

Reporter Chan-Keun Park reports.

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Austria and Germany, which closed the border to prevent the spread of Corona19, decided to cut down the checkpoints from tomorrow (15th) and open the borders completely from the 15th of next month.

Already, three checkpoints between northwestern Austria and southeastern Germany have been opened on the morning of the 13th and some traffic has resumed.

The European Commission also ordered a step-by-step approach, lifting restrictions on movement between regions with similar Corona situations.

The EU also said that when lifting border control, all member states that have adopted the same precautions should be treated without discrimination.

It is analyzed that it is to save the tourism industry that was hit hard by the spread of Corona 19 ahead of the summer vacation season.

Tourism is a major industry that accounts for 10% of the EU's gross domestic product, and EU enforcement estimates that Corona 19 could cause 6.4 million jobs in the tourism sector to disappear.

However, the WHO expressed concern.

If the slump policy was eased and Corona19 re-proliferated, it would rather hurt the industry.

[Michael Ryan / WHO emergency preparation corresponding Deputy Secretary-General: There is a risk of spreading any time again if Corona 19 continues in free collective research, identify capacity countries]

the WHO is he has a long way to go to control the Corona 19 Corona 19 virus Warned that it may not disappear forever.