The European Union has proposed closing its external borders for 30 days to help contain the spread of coronavirus.
In a national television address on Monday, French President Emmanuel Macron said the move meant that all trips between EU and non-EU countries"will be suspended."
"Even while medics were warning about the gravity of the situation, we saw people get together in the parks, busy markets and restaurants and bars that did not respect the order to close," he said. The French president said the government would introduce a measure in parliament to guarantee 300 billion euros in loans to prop up businesses hurt by the pandemic. He said rent and utility bills owed by small businesses would be suspended.Germany, which reported 1,000 new infections in a 24-hour period, bringing the total to more than 7,000, with 17 deaths,Monday the closure of its borders with neighbors France, Austria, Luxembourg, Denmark and Switzerland.
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