The spread of the Coronavirus in Italy threatens to cause shockwaves in the global economy
to citizens not to visit the affected areas in northern Italy, a holiday destination for more than three million UK citizens.
Such a move by EU members to isolate Italy could also have dramatic political consequences, the last time members started to close borders with each other was during the 2015 migration crises - which tested the bloc's solidarity. The rapid spread of the virus in Italy will have policymakers and politicians across the EU worried that containment would be difficult given the bloc's free movement of people and goods.
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