Italy has proposed holding a
meeting with the health ministers of the States it has borders
with in order to agree on "common guidelines" after an outbreak
of the coronavirus in the north of the country, sources said
Monday.
A meeting on the coronavirus emergency at the civil
protection department chaired by Premier Giuseppe Conte with
several ministers and some regional governors in video link
considered the idea of suspending the Schengen regime and
reinstating intra-EU border controls but dismissed it.
"Although it is legally feasible, such a suspension would not
be sustainable in practical terms," the civil protection
department said.
"In any case, such a measure would not guarantee any
precautionary effectiveness".
As of Tuesday the civil protection department will host a
meeting of ministers and governers every day for as long as
necessary to address the emergency.
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