▁st ig mat ised ▁and ▁be ▁soci ally ▁ex cluded . ▁He ▁emphas ised ▁that ▁the ▁Germ ans ▁ev acu ated ▁from ▁China ▁would ▁all ▁be ▁health y . ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 3 ▁February , ▁at ▁a ▁meeting ▁of ▁EU ▁Health ▁Minister s , ▁German ▁Health ▁Minister ▁Sp ahn ▁dismiss ed ▁travel ▁restrictions ▁from ▁or ▁to ▁China ▁by ▁single ▁member ▁states . ▁He ▁decided ly ▁rejected ▁meas uring ▁the ▁temperature ▁of ▁in bound ▁trav ellers . ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 8 ▁February , ▁Foreign ▁Minister ▁He iko ▁Ma as ▁had ▁ 8 . 4 ▁tons ▁of ▁protect ive ▁g ear ▁and ▁cl othing ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁dis in fect ants ▁sent ▁to ▁China . ▁This ▁was ▁the ▁second ▁ship ment ▁after ▁Germany ▁had ▁sent ▁ 5 . 4 ▁tons ▁of ▁it ▁to ▁China ▁during ▁the ▁ev acu ation ▁of ▁the ▁Germ ans . ▁ ▁On ▁ 2 4 ▁February , ▁the ▁Light ▁+ ▁Building ▁Trade ▁Fair ▁in ▁Frankfurt ▁was ▁post pon ed ▁until ▁September . ▁ ▁On ▁ 2 5 ▁February , ▁NAT O ' s ▁Supreme ▁Al lied ▁Commander ▁Europe , ▁Tod ▁D . ▁Wol ters , ▁was ▁asked ▁by ▁sen ators ▁if ▁there ▁were ▁plans ▁for ▁restrict ing ▁U . S . ▁tro op ▁travel ▁to ▁other ▁countries ▁apart ▁from ▁Italy . ▁He ▁pointed ▁to ▁Germany ▁as ▁a ▁potential ▁candidate . ▁Af D ▁politician ▁Alice ▁We idel ▁demanded ▁closing ▁borders ▁in ▁Europe . ▁ ▁On ▁ 2 6 ▁February , ▁following ▁the ▁confirm ation ▁of ▁multiple ▁COVID - 1 9