In Spain, the number of coronavirus cases had risen from around 3,200 on Thursday to 4,334 on Friday, with 122 deaths. Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez on Friday placed the country on a "state of alert".
The number of deaths in the Netherlands rose from five to ten in one day, while the number of people who tested positive for the virus increased by 190 to 804 on Friday.
Switzerland decided on Friday to close schools and ban public and private gatherings involving more than 100 people as its COVID-19 cases rose to 1,009, and death toll at nine.
Denmark announced that it would be closing its borders starting from 12:00 noon Saturday as 801 people have been infected. Until April 13, any non-resident without a valid reason for entering will be banned entry.
In Austria, as those infected topped 500, all non-essential businesses nationwide will be closed from Monday, while the closing hours of all restaurants, bars and cafes will be at 3 p.m. staring from next week. From Monday there will be flight bans for France, Spain and Switzerland.
Ireland and Luxembourg reported their first COVID-19 death respectively.
Finland confirmed 51 new cases, including one in the Finnish Defence Forces, bringing the country's total to 161, approaching the threshold to define the outbreak as an epidemic.
In Slovenia, the number of confirmed cases rose to 141 by 2 pm on Friday, while three new cases had been confirmed in Lithuania, making the total number to six.
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