Germany closes its borders with 5 neighbors amid coronavirus pandemic
Anyone wishing to enter from those countries after 3am ET on March 15 will need a good reason to do so
A medic conducts a swab test during a media event at a drive-through coronavirus testing checkpoint in Munich, Germany, March 11, 2020. REUTERS/Andreas Gebert
Germany has shut its borders with Austria, Switzerland, France, Luxembourg and Denmark, as the novel coronavirus spreads across Europe.
Anyone wishing to enter from those countries after 3am ET on March 15 will need a good reason to do so, German interior minister Horst Seehofer said in Berlin on March 14, CNN reported.
Goods and commuters will be exempt from the ban, he said.
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