Madrid (CNN) The European Union will close its borders to all non-essential travel as it attempts to contain the ongoing spread of the coronavirus on the continent. "The less travel, the more we can contain the virus," European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said Monday following a video conference between G7 leaders. Commission President von der Leyen said the EU travel restrictions would be in place "for an initial period of 30 days," and could be prolonged. Spanish lockdownNews of the extraordinary measures came as Spain went into partial lockdown in an attempt to stem the worst coronavirus outbreak in Europe after Italy. Spain's recorded cases of the virus surged by 1,400 overnight, to a total of 9,190, with 309 deaths, its Health Ministry said.

Source: CNN March 16, 2020 13:26 UTC