border closure

Dutch translation: Sluiting van de grenzen

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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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Dutch translation:Sluiting van de grenzen
Definition:
Als het daadwerkelijk tot sluiting van de grenzen komt worden een aantal grensovergangen aangewezen die wel open blijven en waar de Duitse politie gaat controleren.
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Hanneke Hooijmans
Belgium
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Sluiting van de grenzen


Definition from nos.nl:
Als het daadwerkelijk tot sluiting van de grenzen komt worden een aantal grensovergangen aangewezen die wel open blijven en waar de Duitse politie gaat controleren.

Example sentence(s):
  • Ook mag de sluiting van de grenzen alleen tijdelijk zijn en moet het in verhouding staan tot het gevaar. - De Morgen  
  • Kenia heeft zondag 15 maart de sluiting van de grenzen aangekondigd. Uitzonderingen worden gemaakt voor Keniaanse burgers en buitenlandse inwoners met de juiste papieren die het land terug binnen willen. - Knack  
Hanneke Hooijmans
Belgium
Local time: 17:03
Native speaker of: Native in DutchDutch
PRO pts in category: 4

Votes in favor of/against selecting this as the best translation of the term asked
Yes  Barend van Zadelhoff: Ik zou gewoon 'grensafsluiting' doen: Grensafsluiting tussen België en Nederland. https://tinyurl.com/y929qzk9
2 days 58 mins

Yes  Erik van Vliet
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