EU removes US from Covid safe list for non-essential travel

The European Union on Monday eliminated 5 territories together with the US from its record of nations exempted from restrictions on non-essential journey through the coronavirus pandemic.

“Israel, Kosovo, Lebanon, Montenegro, the Republic of North Macedonia and the US of America have been faraway from the record,” an announcement from the European Council stated.

The advice from the Council, which represents member state governments, will not be binding on nationwide capitals, which can but select to permit absolutely vaccinated US travellers to go to regardless of considerations about rising numbers of Covid instances within the nation.

However most EU members have adopted Brussels’ journey recommendation through the disaster up to now.

Non-essential journey into the bloc from outdoors the 27-member EU and eight related nations — Iceland, Lichtenstein, Norway, Switzerland, Andorra, Monaco, San Marino and the Vatican — has been restricted.

Some nations and territories, nevertheless, have been exempted from this record, however their quantity has been shrinking in current months and now contains solely 17 members, plus China if Beijing reciprocates.

“This record will proceed to be reviewed often and, because the case could also be, up to date,” the assertion stated.