President of the European Union Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, has proposed the restriction of non-essential travel to the European Union for 30 days.

The proposed ban on travel to the EU would have exemptions for long-term residents, family members of EU nationals and diplomats. Doctors, nurses, care workers and experts tackling the coronavirus pandemic would also be spared from the ban.

The transport of goods would also be exempted from the proposed ban, von der Leyen added, as would frontier workers who commute across the EU's borders.

The EU travel ban proposal would not apply to UK citizens.

Read more on the proposed travel ban here: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/global-health/science-and-disease/coronavirus-news-uk-latest-update-covid-19-death-toll-cases/?WT.mc_id=tmg_youtube_offsite_televideo-youtubevideo_16MarchEU&utm_source=tmgoff&utm_medium=tmg_youtube&utm_content=offsite_televideo&utm_campaign=tmg_youtube_offsite_televideo-youtubevideo_16MarchEU

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