EU Likely to Allow Entry from 15 Countries Including Korea and Japan Starting Tomorrow... US Excluded

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[Asia Economy Reporter Jeong Hyunjin] The European Union (EU) has decided to allow entry starting tomorrow for nationals from 15 countries, including South Korea, Japan, Australia, and Canada, whose entry had been blocked due to the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19), BBC and other media reported on the 29th (local time).

According to the reports, the EU revealed the list of 15 countries deemed safe enough to permit entry despite the ongoing spread of COVID-19. The EU plans to finalize this list within the day.

The list includes 14 countries: South Korea, Japan, Australia, Canada, Algeria, Georgia, Montenegro, Morocco, New Zealand, Rwanda, Serbia, Thailand, Tunisia, and Uruguay. Regarding China, although there are concerns about the accuracy of information, the EU stated that if China proposes a reciprocal agreement allowing EU travelers to enter China, China will be included in the list of permitted countries.

The United States, Brazil, India, and Russia were excluded from the list of permitted countries due to being assessed as high-risk amid the ongoing spread of COVID-19. The EU plans to review changes to the list every two weeks going forward.

To prevent the spread of COVID-19, EU member states have banned non-essential entry of third-country nationals into the EU since mid-March. However, as the spread of COVID-19 has slowed, the European Commission recently recommended that member states partially and gradually lift entry restrictions on travelers coming from non-EU countries starting from the 1st of next month.

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