European Union member nations agreed Tuesday to close the EU’s external borders for 30 days in a dramatic new effort to slow the spread of the coronavirus pandemic.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel announced the planned closings of the massive union’s external borders at a press conference.
Movement of people within the European Union’s 27 member nations will still be allowed under the restrictions.
“The union and its member states will do whatever it takes,” said European Council President Charles Michel.
