EU Chief warns against unilateral virus travel bans

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BRUSSELS (AFP): EU Chief Ursula von der Leyen warned Friday against imposing unilateral travel restrictions to fight the coronavirus epidemic, as some member states have done.

“General travel bans are not seen as being the most effective by the World Health Organization,” she said, calling instead for health screening at borders.

 

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