In the days following the World Health Organization’s (WHO) declaration that coronavirus is now a world-wide pandemic, Europe became the epicenter of the health crisis, with the number of new cases surpassing those in China, where the virus originated.
Several European countries—Italy, Spain, Hungary, Latvia, Bulgaria, Slovakia, Serbia, and the Czech Republic—have already declared a state of emergency. More are likely to follow. Some countries, like France and Italy (which has chalked up the highest number of cases and Europe’s largest death toll) are in lockdown, while others, such as the Czech Republic, Poland, Denmark, and Germany have closed their borders. Spain, meanwhile, has barred foreigners from entering for all but essential travel, and Norway has closed all its domestic airports.
