Pandemics Close Borders—And Keep Them Closed

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Leaders around the world have restricted nonessential travel to varying degrees, following a centuries-old playbook dating back to at least the Black Death of the 14th century

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Trump isn’t alone: Leaders around the world have restricted nonessential travel to varying degrees, some sealing off their borders entirely, to help curb the spread of the coronavirus.They’re following a playbook centuries old, dating back to at least the Black Death of the 14th century. In fact, countering disease was one of the main justifications for early border controls at a time when boundaries between countries were marked more byIn the past, these measures might have worked.

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