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EU leaders have agreed to shut down the bloc’s external borders for 30 days in response to the Covid-19 pandemic.
After a video-conference summit on Tuesday, the leaders agreed to institute a travel ban that prohibits most foreigners from entering the 27 nations' external borders immediately.
However, they also announced plans to establish fast-track lanes at their countries' frontiers to keep goods moving.
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen told a news conference that it would be up to European countries to implement the closure of their borders to citizens from third countries.
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