European countries have closed their borders amid coronavirus pandemic, unable to open in mid-summer. Writes about this edition of the Russian Union of travel industry (PCT) Rata News.
According to the forecast, with the improvement of the situation will start opening internal borders and only after that external. It is assumed that between these stages will be the term length for at least a month.
However, according to the Director of travel Agency “Old town” Elena Popova, the country opened to tourists, not earlier than two months of “normal” life without new outbreaks and infections.
“We’ve moved our scheduled group tours, to Europe at the end of August, early don’t expect anything”, she added.
It is noted that some European countries have already begun to mitigate the quarantine measures. So, in Austria last week, work was resumed in many stores, in a month it is planned to open cafes and restaurants. In Spain on April 13 and allowed to operate industrial and construction markets, and in Italy April 14, has begun to open small retail outlets.
On 11 April, the President of France Emmanuel macron said that the border of the Schengen zone can be closed at least until the autumn. According to the head of state, he is pessimistic and requests that it prepare for a long period of isolation in Europe — to such measures, may have to go due to the difference in the course of the epidemic in different regions of Europe and the world.
The decision to close entry to the EU heads of state and government of the EU adopted in mid-March amid the worsening situation with coronavirus infection. Pre-ban was to last a month.
As at 21 APR aware 2 477 426 infected with coronavirus infection around the world. Since the beginning of the pandemic died 170 324 people, 651 503 cured.
