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'Closing down the borders would make no sense, as the circulation of the virus is not just limited to administrative borders,' said France's transport minister (Photo: Dipartimento Protezione Civile)

No risk yet to Schengen from Italy's coronavirus outbreak

Within a few days, cases of coronavirus in Italy, the most-affected country in the EU, have risen to over 200, with seven deaths, local media reported.

"We need to take this situation very seriously, but we must not give in to panic and, even more importantly, to disinformation," on Monday (24 February) warned the European commissioner for health, Stella Kyriakides, urging media to give the "right information" to concerned citizens.

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Elena is EUobserver's Managing Editor. She is from Spain and has studied journalism and new media in Spanish and Belgian universities. Previously she worked on European affairs at VoteWatch Europe and the Spanish news agency EFE.

'Closing down the borders would make no sense, as the circulation of the virus is not just limited to administrative borders,' said France's transport minister (Photo: Dipartimento Protezione Civile)

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Elena is EUobserver's Managing Editor. She is from Spain and has studied journalism and new media in Spanish and Belgian universities. Previously she worked on European affairs at VoteWatch Europe and the Spanish news agency EFE.

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