A Slovenian police officer controls traffic at the Slovenian-Italian border crossing near Nova Gorica, on March 11, 2020, after Slovenia's government announced it would close its border with Italy, hard hit by the outbreak of COVID-19, the new coronavirus. - Italy's neighbours Austria and Slovenia announced on March 10 Tuesday strict travel restrictions and other measures in the wake of similar moves by Rome to limit the spread of the new coronavirus. (Photo by Jure Makovec / AFP)