border closure

Spanish translation: cierre de frontera

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07:54 Feb 14, 2021

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COVID-19 - Medical - Medical (general)
Additional field(s): Medical (general), Journalism

English term or phrase: border closure

Definition from Wikipedia:
(n.) A movement restriction measure, preventing movement of people between different jurisdictions with limited or no exceptions. In the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, a border closure may refer to a regional or national measure taken in order to contain the spread of the virus —either to keep the virus from spreading outwards, or into a previously uncontaminated zone.

Example sentence(s):

After that, Russia, which shares a border with various countries in the EU, also announced its own border closure. We have already had a number of border closures within the EU and the wider region — in keeping with the global response to movement, and specifically in response to outbreaks that started earlier (for example, Italy has had travel restrictions in place for weeks at this point). TechCrunch
Both governments seem wary of disrupting commerce; some $1.4bn-worth of goods crosses the border daily. The annual flow is the equivalent of nearly half of Mexico’s gdp. Besides, border closures do little good once an epidemic has taken hold on both sides. The Economist
Local law enforcement officials say rumors about border closure are unfounded, waste of time Malheur Enterprise

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Spanish translation:cierre de frontera

Definition:
El acto mediante el cual un país clausura sus fronteras de ingreso.

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Guido Di Carlo
Spain

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cierre de frontera

Guido Di Carlo

Cierre de las fronteras

Susana Monsalve Antoranz

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cierre de frontera

Definition from own experience or research:
El acto mediante el cual un país clausura sus fronteras de ingreso.

Example sentence(s):

"Cierre de fronteras dispara el tráfico en aeropuertos". - CNN

Guido Di Carlo
Spain
Local time: 18:15
Native speaker of: Spanish
PRO pts in category: 4

1 day 3 hrs confidence:

Cierre de las fronteras

Definition from own experience or research:
The term I propose refers to the closure of borders with other countries. If you just refer to the closure of some cities or regions inside de same country, the term would be "confinamiento perimetral", which is the most usual term used in the media.

Example sentence(s):

La UE estudia un nuevo cierre de fronteras interiores para frenar la expansión de las nuevas variantes del virus - Cosnautas

Susana Monsalve Antoranz
Spain
Local time: 18:15
Native speaker of: Spanish
PRO pts in category: 15

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