Limitation of flights, quarantines, closure of borders … the solutions put in place by the countries of the European Union are varied.
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Lhe UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday called on the G20 to build a “global vaccination plan”, denouncing “extremely unequal and unfair progress in vaccination”.
“We need to make sure that everyone, everywhere, can be vaccinated as quickly as possible.” “Only ten countries administered 75% of all Covid-19 vaccines. Meanwhile, more than 130 countries have not received a single dose ”.
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EU buys 300 million doses of Moderna vaccine
The European Union has approved an agreement to acquire 300 million additional doses of the Moderna vaccine, following a first contract for 160 million doses.
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The European Commission has also unveiled its plan to better monitor coronavirus mutations.
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Netherlands
Dutch justice, seized by opponents of health restrictions after violent riots, confirmed the curfew in the Netherlands on Tuesday, pending a decision on the merits on Friday, as European governments try to stem the spread of more contagious or dangerous coronavirus variants.
Spain
Spain, which already limits flights from Brazil and South Africa, will impose a quarantine on all people arriving from these countries to curb the spread of variants of the coronavirus, the Ministry of Health announced on Wednesday.
From Monday, people from Brazil and South Africa “must stay at home, limiting their movement and access to third parties,” said Minister of Health Carolina Darias at a press conference.
This mandatory quarantine will last ten days, or seven days if the person tests negative for Covid-19.
France
The Belgian coast police on Wednesday advised against crossing the border to Dunkirk, where many cases of coronavirus linked to the British variant were recently identified.
Police warning follows request from colleagues in northern France
Border closure
Some countries like Germany are going so far as to close borders – for the moment with the Czech Republic and Austrian Tyrol – to stem the spread of variants.
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