Police officers at a checkpoint on the motorway near the northern entrance of the St Gotthard road tunnel, in Goeschenen, Switzerland, Apr 10, 2020. (Photo: Reuters/Arnd Wiegmann)

GOESCHENEN, Switzerland: A road under the Alps to the sunny south of Switzerland normally jammed with holiday-makers was deserted on Friday (Apr 10) as police warned drivers against travelling to the region worst hit by the COVID-19 pandemic.