European commission president Ursula Von der Leyen proposed a temporaly halt to non essantial travel to the European Union for 30 days,in an effort to contain the spread of dadly coronavirus.
Von der leyen informed leaders of the group of seven advanced industrial economies about the ban during a conference call on monday .The restrictions,which are subject to approval by EU leaders ,can be prolonged »as necessary « after the unitial 30-day period , she said on twitter.
The proposal by the commission ,the Eu’s executive arm,comes as increasing numbers of members states across the 27 nation bloc take steps to ban travel to and from affected regions as they seek to stem the outbreak at home.Travel between the EU and the U.K will be allowed under the plan,which will be finalized tuesday,Von der Leyen said.
