Led by Italy Lockdown, Europe Struggles to Limit Coronavirus Spread
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Spain banned direct flights from Italy, and Austria said it’ll block travelers from that country unless they can prove they’re healthy as Europe struggled to find ways to curb the spread of the new coronavirus.
A day after Italy, the epicenter of the outbreak in Europe, became the first democratic country since World War II to announce a nationwide lockdown, countries across the region put in place their own piecemeal measures to slow the march of the disease. Schoolchildren in Greece and university students in Portugal were asked to stay home. Air France canceled thousands of flights, Ireland scrapped St. Patrick’s Day celebrations and Madonna pulled out of concerts in Paris slated for Tuesday and Wednesday.