Quarantine

====Rest of Europe====
{{further|COVID-19 pandemic in Europe}}
[[File:Berg a DNV - 49655647492.jpg|thumb|[[COVID-19 pandemic in Slovakia|Slovakia]] closed borders to non-residents because of the [[coronavirus disease 2019]] pandemic.]]

As cases of the virus spread to and took hold in more European countries, many followed the earlier examples of China and Italy and began instituting policies of lockdown. Notable among these were [[COVID-19 pandemic in the Republic of Ireland|Ireland]] (where schools were closed in mid March for the rest of the month, and limits were set on sizes of meetings),<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.irishtimes.com/news/health/coronavirus-schools-colleges-and-childcare-facilities-in-ireland-to-shut-1.4200977|title=Coronavirus: Schools, colleges and childcare facilities in Ireland to shut|last1=Leahy|first1=Pat|last2=Cullen|first2=Paul|newspaper=The Irish Times|language=en|access-date=12 March 2020|last3=Lynch|first3=Suzanne|last4=Kelly|first4=Fiach}}</ref> [[COVID-19 pandemic in Spain|Spain]] (where a [[2020 Spain coronavirus lockdown|lockdown]] was announced on 14 March),<ref>{{cite news |last1=Jones |first1=Sam |title=Spain orders nationwide lockdown to battle coronavirus |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/mar/14/spain-government-set-to-order-nationwide-coronavirus-lockdown |work=The Guardian |date=14 March 2020 }}</ref> [[COVID-19 pandemic in the Czech Republic|Czech Republic]], [[COVID-19 pandemic in Norway|Norway]], [[COVID-19 pandemic in Denmark|Denmark]], [[COVID-19 pandemic in Iceland|Iceland]], [[COVID-19 pandemic in Poland|Poland]], [[COVID-19 pandemic in Turkey|Turkey]], and [[COVID-19 pandemic in France|France]], while the [[COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom|United Kingdom]] noticeably lagged behind in adopting such measures.<ref>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-51892402 Coronavirus: Some scientists say UK virus strategy is 'risking lives'] 14 March 2020, ''www.bbc.co.uk/news'', accessed 14 March 2020</ref>

As of 18 March 2020, more than 250 million people were in lockdown across Europe.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Henley |first1=Jon |last2=Oltermann |first2=Philip |title=Italy records its deadliest day of coronavirus outbreak with 475 deaths |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/mar/18/coronavirus-lockdown-eu-belgium-germany-adopt-measures |work=The Guardian |date=18 March 2020 }}</ref>