[Lifestyle]What measures are countries taking to stop it?

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                                                                           Countries around the world are imposing severe restrictions on their po[CENSORED]tions in a bid to stop the spread of coronavirus.

 

         Many countries have effectively closed their borders to all but their own citizens, imposed strict controls on internal travel and ordered people to stay in their homes.Who is restricting travel from abroad? Some of the first restrictions were on travel from China, but then other countries were added as virus hotspots began to emerge elsewhere.Japan, which earlier banned entry to visitors from certain areas of China and South Korea, has now extended this to 21 European countries and Iran, and is telling arrivals from the US to go into quarantine for 14 days.Australia and New Zealand have banned entry to all foreigners, with Australia telling all citizens and residents who return to the country they must go into quarantine for two weeks.Singapore has done the same, stopping visitors entering and requiring all citizens, permanent and long-term residents to self-isolate at home for 14 days.And South Korea has said that anyone arriving from abroad, including their own citizens, will have to self-isolate for two weeks.India has suspended all visas for foreigners until mid-April.Canada, the US and the European Union have also imposed restrictions.The EU sealed its external borders on 18 March to anyone from outside the bloc for at least 30 days.The US has closed its northern border with Canada and is cracking down on people trying to cross illegally from Mexico.And China itself, where the Covid-19 outbreak started, has now banned all foreign visitors, concerned that new cases of the virus are starting to come from abroad.

 

Edited May 7, 2020 by -Dark
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