She said: "UK citizens are European citizens so of course there are no restrictions on the UK citizens to travel to the continent." Ursula von der Leyen added: "These travel restrictions should be in place for an initial period of 30 days, but can be prolonged as necessary." (Image: REUTERS)She said exemptions included long-term EU residents, family members of EU nationals, diplomats, doctors and researchers working on containing the health crisis. "Our measures to contain the coronavirus outbreak will be effective only if we co-ordinate on the European level," Ms von der Leyen said. "Containing the spread of the virus, providing sufficient medical equipment, boosting research and limiting the economic fallout is key," Mr Michel said.

Source: Daily Mirror March 16, 2020 15:23 UTC