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          • border closure
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          • (n.) A movement restriction measure, preventing movement of people between different jurisdictions with limited or no exceptions. In the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, a border closure may refer to a regional or national measure taken in order to contain the spread of the virus —either to keep the virus from spreading outwards, or into a previously uncontaminated zone. Wikipedia
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          • After that, Russia, which shares a border with various countries in the EU, also announced its own border closure. We have already had a number of border closures within the EU and the wider region — in keeping with the global response to movement, and specifically in response to outbreaks that started earlier (for example, Italy has had travel restrictions in place for weeks at this point). - TechCrunch by
          • Both governments seem wary of disrupting commerce; some $1.4bn-worth of goods crosses the border daily. The annual flow is the equivalent of nearly half of Mexico’s gdp. Besides, border closures do little good once an epidemic has taken hold on both sides. - The Economist by
          • Local law enforcement officials say rumors about border closure are unfounded, waste of time - Malheur Enterprise by
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          • закрытие границ
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          • Мера по ограничению передвижений, полностью исключающая перемещение людей между различными юрисдикциями или разрешающая его в ограниченном числе случаев. В контексте пандемии коронавируса COVID-19 под закрытием границ могут подразумеваться меры регионального или национального характера, предпринимаемые с целью сдерживания вируса — для предотвращения его распространения в другие либо ранее незатронутые пандемией области. Wikipedia (translation) - by Anna Chalisova
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          • Sluiting van de grenzen
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          • Als het daadwerkelijk tot sluiting van de grenzen komt worden een aantal grensovergangen aangewezen die wel open blijven en waar de Duitse politie gaat controleren. nos.nl - by Hanneke Hooijmans
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          • Ook mag de sluiting van de grenzen alleen tijdelijk zijn en moet het in verhouding staan tot het gevaar. - De Morgen by Hanneke Hooijmans
          • Kenia heeft zondag 15 maart de sluiting van de grenzen aangekondigd. Uitzonderingen worden gemaakt voor Keniaanse burgers en buitenlandse inwoners met de juiste papieren die het land terug binnen willen. - Knack by Hanneke Hooijmans
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