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Coronavirus: Portugal to close border with Spain to tourists

<span style="color: #222222;">Portugal will close its border with Spain for at least a month to curb the spread of coronavirus. Portuguese Prime Minister Antonio Costa announced the decision after speaking with his Spanish counterpart Pedro Sanchez via video conference. He said that goods and people travelling for work will still be allowed to cross the border but not those on leisure trips.<br />''<br />''With over 7,700 cases and 288 deaths due to the novel coronavirus, Spain is Europe's second-most affected country.<br />''<br />''Portugal has so far reported 245 confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus with over 2,200 suspected cases.</span><br />

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