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Poland starts the construction of a temporary fence along its 210-kilometre long land border with the Russian enclave of Kaliningrad. Polish Defence Minister Mariusz Blaszczak announced the decision amid concerns in Warsaw that Russia plans to orchestrate an influx of migrants. "The airport in Kaliningrad is now accepting flights from the Middle East and North Africa. I decided to take action to enhance the security of the Polish border," Blaszczak told reporters. IMAGES
EU chief Ursula von der Leyen says Brussels will not pay to build barriers on the bloc's borders to keep out migrants, despite demands from a string of countries. SOUNDBITE
Istanbul (Turkey), Apr 29 (EFE / EPA) .- (CAMERA: Tolga Bozoglu / Erdem Sahin) Turkey began its first prolonged total confinement, from 7:00 p.m. until May 17, during which time it will only be possible to leave to the street to do the shopping between 5:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m, to avoid a spike in infections due to the holiday of the end of Ramadan at the beginning of May.
Rome (Italy), March 12 (EFE / EPA) .- (CAMERA: Alvaro Padilla) The Italian Government approved a law to apply total confinement from April 3 to 5, the three holidays of Holy Week in Italy.
Bogotá, Jan 4 (EFE) .- Bogota is alarmed by the growth in the occupation of intensive care units (ICU) for COVID-19 and the increase in the speed of infections.(CAMERA: Santiago Guerra)