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Canada, France, Russia and many countries forbid foreigners from entering to cope with the spread of Covid-19.
"We will prohibit entry to non-citizens, permanent residents of Canada or US citizens. This is a significant step taken in special situations," Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told reporters. outside his home on March 16.
Trucks line up at the Canadian border crossing of Ontario on March 16 Photo: AFP
The Prime Minister of Canada also calls on people to stay home and limit contact with those around them. "Staying at home is an important way to protect our community and ourselves. We all have to," he added. Trudeau is quarantining at home after his wife was confirmed to be positive for nCoV on March 13.
Explaining why US citizens are exempted from the ban, Prime Minister Trudeau affirmed that the close bilateral relationship between the two countries made the US treated differently from the rest of the world. However, he left the possibility of applying more border control measures in the near future.
President Emmanuel Macron yesterday announced that France would close the border from 12pm on March 17 to control the nCoV. He also banned the gathering of people throughout France, including family gatherings.
Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin also banned foreigners from entering Russia from 0h on March 17 to May 1. This measure does not apply to employees of diplomatic missions in Russia, who work in the transport, aviation, and foreign delegations visiting Russia.
Argentine border guards at the border bordering Paraguay on March 15 Photo: AFP
People who visit Russia to visit a deceased relative, permanent resident or transit passenger at a Russian airport are also exempt from the ban.
Spanish Interior Minister Fernando Grande-Marlaska announced that the country would tighten border control from March 17, allowing only citizens and permanent residents, workers to work across borders, diplomats. and people with force majeure reasons are allowed to enter.
Argentina, Colombia, Chile, Guatemala, Tunisia and Sudan also closed land borders.
Covid-19 began in Wuhan, the capital of China's Hubei province in December 2019, leaving 182,383 people infected with nCoV, including 7,144 deaths and 78,342 recovering.
