EU nationals who get sick from coronavirus while abroad cannot automatically count on their health costs being paid back, Europe's insurance firms have said.
The cost of testing and treatment for symptoms, such as pneumonia, can cost more than €32,000 in the US for instance.
And it could climb much higher if the patient needed intensive care or extended hospitalisation.
The Biblical scale of the pandemic has left tens of thousands of Europeans stranded following border clo...
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Already a member? Login hereAndrew Rettman is EUobserver's Foreign Affairs Editor. He has been writing about foreign and security affairs for EUobserver since 2005. He is Polish but grew up in the UK. He has also written for The Guardian, The Telegraph, and The Times of London.
Andrew Rettman is EUobserver's Foreign Affairs Editor. He has been writing about foreign and security affairs for EUobserver since 2005. He is Polish but grew up in the UK. He has also written for The Guardian, The Telegraph, and The Times of London.