Far-right parties in countries bordering Italy have seized on Europe's bigg...
VIENNA - Far-right parties in countries bordering Italy have seized on Europe’s biggest coronavirus outbreak to call for checks at the Italian frontier, despite medical experts saying that would do little to stop the disease spreading.
“In the space of 24 hours, at least 10 countries that were coronavirus-free have registered a case, and one that is the result of someone traveling from Italy. This isn’t about being hostile toward Italians, it’s just a fact,” French far-right leader Marine Le Pen told reporters on Thursday after meeting Prime Minister Edouard Philippe.
“Cross-border traffic should be reduced to a minimum. Everything must be done to stop the disease spreading further in Austria,” Freedom Party deputy leader Herbert Kickl said on Tuesday, when Austria’s first cases were detected — an Italian couple who recently arrived from Lombardy.
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