European Union countries eager to revive their economies are prepared to bar Americans from entry because the U.S. has failed to control the coronavirus pandemic, according to a media report
The United States, which has the most coronavirus cases in the world and is experiencing a surge in new infections, would be in the same category as No.2 hotspot Brazil and Russia, according to the Times, citing the proposal.
Earlier this month, the European Commission recommended that the bloc gradually reopen its borders to non-EU travellers from July and use three criteria to decide which countries to allow visitors from: countries should have COVID-19 under at least as much control as the EU average, have containment measures during travel, and be willing to let in EU visitors.
EU states will discuss the criteria on Wednesday, although there is no guarantee that a decision will be reached then. In March, when cases were rising in Europe, Trump banned most EU citizens from entering the United States in a bid to curb the outbreak there, angering EU officials. Reporting by Kate Abnett in New York and Philip Blenkinsop in Brussels; Writing by Lisa Shumaker; Editing by Howard Goller and Mark Heinrich
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