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| - Confinements, schools, shops and borders closed, gatherings banned. Here are the main measures being taken in Europe to fight the spread of the novel coronavirus. Citizens have been obliged to stay at home in Belgium, France, Italy and Spain, except for medical attention, getting exercise or essential shopping. Romanians face up to 15 years in jail if they violate coronavirus restrictions and their behaviour leads to a death. The Austrian province of Tyrol has been put under quarantine and the rest of the country confined, with movement strictly limited. In the Czech Republic 21 towns and villages are closed. Germans have been told to carry out social distancing and Russians to limit their contacts with others. Germany's largest state Bavaria has become the country's first region to order a lockdown. Britons have been told to avoid "non-essential contact" and travel. Elderly people and pregnant women there have been advised to isolate themselves for three months. Portugal has declared a state of emergency, allowing the country to reduce people's movements. Greece and Italy have imposed a 14-day quarantine on all arrivals. Athens has also restricted the movement of migrants on the Aegean islands. People returning from the main coronavirus hotspots must stay at home for two weeks in Croatia, Estonia, Latvia, Norway, Russia and Slovakia. Azerbaijan's capital Baku has been placed in quarantine, and Kazakhstan's two main cities of Almaty and Nur-Sultan are in lockdown. The European Union has imposed an entry ban on travellers from outside the bloc for 30 days. Hungary and Spain have closed their land borders. Turkey has closed its borders with Greece and Bulgaria. Germany has stepped up border controls with several countries, including France, which has reciprocated, only allowing through goods transport and border workers. Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Lithuania and Slovakia have closed their borders to foreigners, with Slovakia excepting Poles. Russia has closed its land borders with Norway and Poland. Austria has closed its border with Italy and Switzerland. Schools, universities and creches have been closed in Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland, Turkey and Ukraine. In Sweden only high schools and universities are closed. Britain on Friday also closed its schools. In Belgium, Cyprus, France and Italy all gatherings are banned. Different countries have set widely different caps on the number of people who can get together. In Turkey, collective prayers are suspended and places of worship closed. Austria, Bulgaria, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Slovenia and Ukraine have closed all places admitting the public. Non-essential shops are closed in Andorra, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Portugal, and Spain, which has also closed hotels and tourist accommodation. Restaurants, bars, nightclubs and cinemas are closed all over Europe even pubs in Ireland and brothels in the Netherlands. Hungary has closed public places but not shops, while Greece has closed its museums and archaeological sites and most of its hotels. British airlines have grounded most of their fleet. France has reduced long-distance transport. Public transport has been reduced in London, Luxembourg and Paris. Poland has cancelled all domestic flights. Austria has suspended rail and air links with Italy, and flights with Britain, France, the Netherlands, Russia, Spain, Switzerland and Ukraine. Turkey has suspended air links with six countries, Bulgaria with Italy and Spain, and Romania with Italy. Slovenia has halted public transport. bur-paj/jmy/dl
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