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The collapse in air traffic in Paris will result in the total closure of Orly airport from 31 March, with the remaining flights being transferred to Roissy CDG. The remaining flights will be transferred to Roissy CDG, which will concentrate all air traffic in a small part of Terminal 2.

Air France has taken additional sanitary control measures on the ground following the closure of several terminals at Roissy and Orly. The airline serves a handful of destinations, in particular to repatriate French nationals stranded abroad.

With the creation of the CEDA platform, Accor is making it easier to make its hotels available to care staff and homeless people.

Within a week, all the countries in South-East Asia had closed their borders, and many were also imposing partial or total confinement.

After Gulf Air, Kuwait Airways and Saudia, Emirates and Etihad have announced that they will have to suspend the majority of their flights following the closure of airports by the United Arab Emirates. Qatar Airways remains in the running. But for how long?

The British government is stepping in to prevent rail operators from going bankrupt and is introducing emergency measures.

The authorities in charge of Geneva airport are increasing security measures, in particular to avoid overcrowding in the terminal.

Hotels with nursing staff, conference centres or boats as makeshift hospitals: the tourism industry is joining in the health effort.

TAP Portugal flights between France and Brazil could soon disappear, as Brazil has announced the closure of its borders from Friday 20 March.

Air transport is collapsing as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic. Some airlines may never recover unless governments come to their rescue...

Aviation data analyst OAG has put figures on the fall in air capacity since the end of January, which is accelerating as countries close their borders and place their populations under forced quarantine. Here is an overview of the data collected as of 16 March.

In anticipation of a new opening in Marseille, the Chateauform' group has announced that it will be closing its homes until at least 15 April.

Faced with a dizzying fall in traffic, France's airports are regrouping their operations until the storm is over. An update on the situation at France's main airports on 18 March.

In response to the restrictions and the lack of customers, many hotels are also closing their doors temporarily.

RATP is offering a new "SMS Ticket Bus" service, enabling passengers to obtain their ticket by sending a simple message from their phone. The aim is to reduce the exposure of passengers and drivers to Covid-19, with a telephone "barrier gesture"...

On Saturday, Brussels Airlines will cease all operations for a month, expecting traffic to resume on 19 April.

On Monday afternoon, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced the measures taken by Canada to restrict the movement of travellers in response to the coronavirus epidemic.

In Switzerland, the government took a further step on Monday evening in its fight against the coronavirus pandemic by declaring the country to be in an "extraordinary situation", the official term for the final stage of the epidemic law.

On Monday evening, Emmanuel Macron announced, among other measures, the closure of access to the European Union and the Schengen area. The lockdown came into force at midday on Tuesday in France.

As of 16 March, here is the list of the main countries which have included travel restrictions for French and European travellers to contain the coronavirus.