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Europe, Canada, U.K. Limit Travel in Attempt to Seal Out Virus

Internal border controls are gumming up European commerce
EU Commission admits move may not slow the spread of the virus

Employees work on a Volkswagen e-Golf electric automobile on the assembly line inside the Volkswagen AG factory in Dresden.
Photographer: Jasper Juinen/Bloomberg

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By Nikos Chrysoloras, Viktoria Dendrinou, and Milda Seputyte

March 16, 2020 at 10:31 AM UTC

Updated on

March 16, 2020 at 9:39 PM UTC

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The European Union proposed a temporary halt to non-essential travel, while Canada and the U.K. placed restrictions on who can enter the country, further steps to firm up the world’s borders to prevent the spread of Covid-19.