European Union member nations agreed Tuesday to shut the EU's exterior borders to most individuals from different nations for 30 days in a dramatic new effort to gradual the unfold of the coronavirus pandemic.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel introduced the deliberate closings of the large union's exterior borders at a press convention.

Motion of individuals inside the European Union's 27 member nations will nonetheless be allowed underneath the restrictions.

Ursula von der Leyen, the President of the European Fee mentioned the UK isn't making use of restrictions to their exterior borders, although it had been invited to take action.

The journey restrictions are due begin as quickly as the person governments take the mandatory inside measures, with Germany anticipated to take action by the top of Tuesday.

The restrictions will not be utilized to medical employees, medicines nor items.

"The union and its member states will do no matter it takes," mentioned European Council President Charles Michel.

Michel mentioned the EU will...