Coronavirus: The bus from Italy is banned in France, due to driver's strong cough

A passenger bus from Italy headed for France has stopped in the city of Lyons.

Local media say the bus stopped after a passenger called the police, alarmed by the bus driver's severe and abnormal cough.

Passengers on the Flicksbus bus have shown on Le Progre's website that they were stranded around 7am at the Perrache bus station and that currently <x0 were stopped by French authorities.

Earlier, France's General Health Director Jerome Salomon said closing the borders is in vain. /oranews/