EU May Bar American Travelers Due to Coronavirus Failures

EU May Bar American Travelers Due to Coronavirus Failures The news comes as the E.U.

Is beginning to reopen its borders after months of shutdown due to the coronavirus pandemic.

The nations that comprise the E.U.

Are negotiating over which travelers to let in and which to keep out as the bloc moves towards opening up.

The criteria is based on how well countries outside of the E.U.

Have responded to the COVID-19 crisis.

According to media reports, an early draft list would bar travelers from the U.S., Brazil and Russia.

According to Johns Hopkins University, there are more than 2,300,000 cases of coronavirus in the U.S. alone.

More than 121,000 people have died.

U.S. President Donald Trump banned travelers from most E.U.

Nations in March.

At the time, Europe was the epicenter of the virus.

The E.U.

Is expected to announce its new travel policies sometime this week.