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"If the current crisis goes on for than three months, I will have to close my business for sure," said Damian. "There's no other option." says dr. Serban Damian.

Economic shutdown

Florin Catu in Bucharest, Romania. Photo: EPA-EFE/ROBERT GHEMENT FILE PICTURE

Scrambling

The coronavirus is reaching south-east Europe just a little later than the rest of the European continent. In doing so, it is giving citizens and governments just enough time to watch the chaos engulfing countries such as Italy before it hits the region in full force.