Every summer, the vast watershed of winding streams and rivers that flow into the easternmost arm of the Bering Sea become a magnet for homing salmon. And for the scores of daring men and women -- more than 10,000 in all -- who pour into the remote region of Bristol Bay, Alaska, to take their shot at scoring big paydays as seasonal fishermen and industry workers.

The European Union proposed a temporary halt to non-essential travel in the latest efforts by the trading bloc to suspend the foundations of its community to contain the spread of the deadly coronavirus.