Argentine President Alberto Fernandez announced that Argentina will close its borders and stop studying in all educational institutions to contain the spread of the new Corona virus.
“We have closed the borders of Argentina,” Fernandez said at a press conference, explaining that the procedure includes only those arriving in the country and not those wishing to leave the country. This measure, in addition to the decision to suspend lessons, will remain in place until March 31.
The president continued after an emergency meeting of his government: “We closed Argentina’s borders because the new Corona virus began affecting neighboring countries, and because on the land borders there are tourists who come from areas considered dangerous.”
And caused the new Corona virus, the closure of shops and imposed a stone on the population in France and Spain amid chaos in the American airports, while the number of infections exceeded 150 thousand, 6000 died, while the outbreak continues to spread Sunday in the world.
Italy has counted 368 new deaths from the Corona virus within 24 hours, bringing the toll to 1809 in this most affected country in Europe, according to a civil defense toll on Sunday.
Portuguese Prime Minister Antonio Costa announced Sunday that Portugal will close its borders with Spain to tourists for at least a month to curb the new Corona.
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