(Bloomberg) -- Sweden's foreign ministry said non-essential travel should be avoided because of the vast spread of the novel coronavirus and the “rapidly changing and uncertain situation.”
The recommendation will remain in place until April 14, the ministry said in a statement on its website. It came as several European countries decided to tighten its borders to fight the contagion. Sweden reported a total of 924 cases of coronavirus on Saturday, up from 755 a day earlier.
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