Germany is contemplating a ban on almost all worldwide air travel into the nation to stem unfold of extra infectious variants of Coronavirus, Interior Minister Horst Seehofer stated on Tuesday.
“The danger from the numerous virus mutations forces us to consider drastic measures”, Seehofer advised in an interview given to German newspaper Bild. He added that the stricter measures might embrace stricter border checks and lowering worldwide air travel into Germany almost to zero, citing the instance of Israel.
His feedback got here amid rising fears over the brand new coronavirus strains, that are thought-about to be extra infectious and amid a deepening row between the European Union and the British-Swedish pharmaceutical, AstraZeneca.
Addressing a gathering of lawmakers from the Cristian Democrats and the Cristian Social Union (CDU/CSU) bloc, German Chancellor Angela Merkel stated residents had a proper to count on that the federal government would take “certain precautions at the border,” members advised AFP.
“Everyone understands that now is not the time to travel,” she was quoted as saying, the French company additional reported.