Coronavirus Summary March 2020

Summary

1. The EU is planning to ban all non-essential travel in the Schengen free-travel zone
2. French residents face a fine if they are outside without good reason
3. The European Commission says more than 120bn euros ($13bn) have been pledged to economies within the bloc
4. New financial measures aimed at helping the economy through the outbreak are set to be announced by the UK government
5. China has reacted angrily to a tweet from President Trump that described the coronavirus as “Chinese”