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epa08298599 A nearly empty shelf in a supermarket in Dortmund, Germany, 16 March 2020. German supermarkets appeal to customers not to store food in large quantities and have limited the sale of toilet paper, soap, flour and pasta to 1 piece. Several European countries have closed borders, schools as well as public facilities, and have cancelled most major sports and entertainment events in order to prevent the spread of the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus causing the Covid-19 disease. EPA/FRIEDEMANN VOGEL