Coronavirus: EU states take radical steps to stem spread
by Jon Henley and Kim Willsher in Paris from Science | The Guardian on (#50KJZ)
Pandemic upends lives of millions as more countries decide to close schools
The EU has condemned Donald Trump's unilateral ban on travel from 26 European countries as radical efforts to contain the rapid spread of the coronavirus pandemic upended daily life for millions of people around the world.
France, Ireland, Austria, Belgium, Turkey and Norway on Thursday joined the growing list of countries to close all schools, universities and kindergartens, while Italy - by far the hardest-hit EU nation - said its death toll from the virus had risen to 1,016 from 827, with infections climbing by 21% to 15,113.
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