{"id":3720,"date":"2020-06-24T18:05:26","date_gmt":"2020-06-24T11:05:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/illume-emag.com\/?p=3720"},"modified":"2020-06-24T18:05:26","modified_gmt":"2020-06-24T11:05:26","slug":"e-u-may-bar-american-travelers-reopens-borders-citing-failures-virus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lavyon.com\/en\/e-u-may-bar-american-travelers-reopens-borders-citing-failures-virus\/","title":{"rendered":"E.U. May Bar American Travelers as It Reopens Borders, Citing Failures on Virus"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<header class=\"css-1oqewnb euiyums2\">\n<p id=\"article-summary\" class=\"css-1smgwul e1wiw3jv0\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em><strong>European Union officials are racing to agree on who can visit the bloc as of July 1 based on how countries of origin are faring with new coronavirus cases. Americans, so far, are excluded, according to draft lists seen by The New York Times.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-3725 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/lavyon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/23virus-europe-travel-superJumbo-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"696\" height=\"464\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"css-1smgwul e1wiw3jv0\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">BRUSSELS \u2014 European Union countries rushing to revive their economies and reopen their borders after months of coronavirus restrictions are prepared to block Americans from entering because the United States has failed to control the scourge, according to draft lists of acceptable travelers reviewed by The New York Times.<\/p>\n<\/header>\n<\/div>\n<section class=\"meteredContent css-1r7ky0e\">\n<div class=\"css-1fanzo5 StoryBodyCompanionColumn\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-158dogj evys1bk0\">That prospect, which would lump American visitors in with Russians and Brazilians as unwelcome, is a stinging blow to American prestige in the world and a repudiation of President Trump\u2019s handling of the virus in the United States, which has more than 2.3 million cases and upward of 120,000 deaths, more than any other country.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-158dogj evys1bk0\">European nations are currently haggling over two potential lists of acceptable visitors based on how countries are faring with the coronavirus pandemic. Both lists include China, as well as developing nations like Uganda, Cuba and Vietnam. Both also exclude the United States and other countries that were deemed too risky because of the spread of the virus.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-158dogj evys1bk0\">Travelers from the United States and the rest of the world already had been excluded from visiting the European Union \u2014 with few exceptions mostly for repatriations or \u201cessential travel\u201d \u2014 since mid-March. But a final decision on reopening the borders is expected early next week, before the bloc reopens on July 1.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"><\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-1fanzo5 StoryBodyCompanionColumn\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-158dogj evys1bk0\">A prohibition of Americans by Brussels partly reflects the shifting pattern of the pandemic. In March, when Europe was the epicenter, Mr. Trump infuriated European leaders when he banned citizens from most European Union countries from traveling to America. Mr. Trump justified the move as necessary to protect the United States, which at the time had roughly 1,100 coronavirus cases and 38 deaths.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"><\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-79elbk\" style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-testid=\"photoviewer-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"css-1a48zt4 ehw59r15\" data-testid=\"photoviewer-children\">\n<figure class=\"css-jcw7oy e1g7ppur0\" role=\"group\" aria-label=\"media\">\n<div class=\"css-1xdhyk6 erfvjey0\"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2020\/06\/23\/world\/23virus-europe-travel2\/23virus-europe-travel2-mobileMasterAt3x.jpg?quality=75&amp;auto=webp&amp;disable=upscale&amp;width=600\" media=\"(max-width: 599px) and (min-device-pixel-ratio: 3),(max-width: 599px) and (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 3),(max-width: 599px) and (min-resolution: 3dppx),(max-width: 599px) and (min-resolution: 288dpi)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2020\/06\/23\/world\/23virus-europe-travel2\/23virus-europe-travel2-mobileMasterAt3x.jpg?quality=75&amp;auto=webp&amp;disable=upscale&amp;width=1200\" media=\"(max-width: 599px) and (min-device-pixel-ratio: 2),(max-width: 599px) and (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 2),(max-width: 599px) and (min-resolution: 2dppx),(max-width: 599px) and (min-resolution: 192dpi)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2020\/06\/23\/world\/23virus-europe-travel2\/23virus-europe-travel2-mobileMasterAt3x.jpg?quality=75&amp;auto=webp&amp;disable=upscale&amp;width=1800\" media=\"(max-width: 599px) and (min-device-pixel-ratio: 1),(max-width: 599px) and (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 1),(max-width: 599px) and (min-resolution: 1dppx),(max-width: 599px) and (min-resolution: 96dpi)\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-3724 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/lavyon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/merlin_172805025_3b7ff2e7-c9dd-4e92-84e7-a4faca167e8c-jumbo-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"696\" height=\"464\" title=\"\"><\/picture><\/div><figcaption class=\"css-1l44abu ewdxa0s0\"><span class=\"css-16f3y1r e13ogyst0\" aria-hidden=\"true\">Domino Park in Brooklyn, New York, last month. Europe seems set to continue keeping out visitors from the United States after July 1 when the European Union reopens its borders.<\/span><span class=\"css-cnj6d5 e1z0qqy90\"><span class=\"css-1ly73wi e1tej78p0\">Credit&#8230;<\/span>Sarah Blesener for The New York Times<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-1fanzo5 StoryBodyCompanionColumn\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-158dogj evys1bk0\">In late May and early June, Mr. Trump said Europe was \u201cmaking progress\u201d and hinted that some restrictions would be lifted soon, but nothing has happened since then. Today, Europe has largely curbed the outbreak, even as the United States, the worst-afflicted, has seen more infection surges just in the past week.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-158dogj evys1bk0\">Prohibiting American travelers from entering the European Union would have significant economic, cultural and geopolitical ramifications. Millions of American tourists visit Europe every summer. Business travel is common, given the huge economic ties between the United States and the E.U.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-158dogj evys1bk0\">Despite the disruptions caused by such a ban, European officials involved in the talks said it was highly unlikely an exception would be made for the United States. They said that the criteria for creating the list of acceptable countries had been deliberately kept as scientific and nonpolitical as possible.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"><\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-1fanzo5 StoryBodyCompanionColumn\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-158dogj evys1bk0\">Including the United States now, the officials said, would represent a complete flouting of the bloc\u2019s reasoning. But they said the United States could be added later to the list, which will be revised every two weeks based on updated infection rates.<\/p>\n<div id=\"NYT_MAIN_CONTENT_1_REGION\" class=\"css-9tf9ac\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"css-158dogj evys1bk0\">It was unclear if American officials were aware in advance of the exclusion of the United States from the draft lists, which have not been made public.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-158dogj evys1bk0\">The draft lists were shared with the Times by an official involved in the talks and confirmed by another official involved in the talks. Two additional European Union officials confirmed the content of the lists as well the details of the negotiations to shape and finalize them. All of the officials gave the information on condition of anonymity because the issue is politically delicate.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-158dogj evys1bk0\">The forging of a common list of outsiders who can enter the bloc is part of an effort by the European Union to fully reopen internal borders among its 27 member states. Free travel and trade among members is a core principle of the bloc \u2014 one that has been badly disrupted during the pandemic.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-158dogj evys1bk0\">Since the outbreak, the bloc has succumbed to piecemeal national policies that have resulted in an incoherent patchwork of open and closed borders.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-158dogj evys1bk0\">Some internal borders have practically remained closed while others have opened. Some member states that desperately need tourists have rushed ahead to accept non-E.U. visitors and pledged to test them on arrival. Others have tried to create closed travel zones between certain countries, called \u201cbubbles\u201d or \u201ccorridors.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-1fanzo5 StoryBodyCompanionColumn\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-158dogj evys1bk0\">Putting these safe lists together highlights the fraught, messy task of removing pandemic-related measures and unifying the bloc\u2019s approach. But the imperatives of restoring the internal harmony of the E.U. and slowly opening up to the world are paramount, even if it threatens rifts with close allies including the United States, which appears bound to be excluded, at least initially.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"><\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-79elbk\" style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-testid=\"photoviewer-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"css-1a48zt4 ehw59r15\" data-testid=\"photoviewer-children\">\n<figure class=\"css-jcw7oy e1g7ppur0\" role=\"group\" aria-label=\"media\">\n<div class=\"css-1xdhyk6 erfvjey0\">\n<div class=\"css-8h527k\">\n<div data-testid=\"lazyimage-container\"><picture class=\"css-1j5kxti\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2020\/06\/23\/world\/23virus-europe-travel4\/23virus-europe-travel4-mobileMasterAt3x.jpg?quality=75&amp;auto=webp&amp;disable=upscale&amp;width=600\" media=\"(max-width: 599px) and (min-device-pixel-ratio: 3),(max-width: 599px) and (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 3),(max-width: 599px) and (min-resolution: 3dppx),(max-width: 599px) and (min-resolution: 288dpi)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2020\/06\/23\/world\/23virus-europe-travel4\/23virus-europe-travel4-mobileMasterAt3x.jpg?quality=75&amp;auto=webp&amp;disable=upscale&amp;width=1200\" media=\"(max-width: 599px) and (min-device-pixel-ratio: 2),(max-width: 599px) and (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 2),(max-width: 599px) and (min-resolution: 2dppx),(max-width: 599px) and (min-resolution: 192dpi)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2020\/06\/23\/world\/23virus-europe-travel4\/23virus-europe-travel4-mobileMasterAt3x.jpg?quality=75&amp;auto=webp&amp;disable=upscale&amp;width=1800\" media=\"(max-width: 599px) and (min-device-pixel-ratio: 1),(max-width: 599px) and (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 1),(max-width: 599px) and (min-resolution: 1dppx),(max-width: 599px) and (min-resolution: 96dpi)\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-3723 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/lavyon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/merlin_173543319_df95afc9-98bd-467a-bc22-c5d21ad884dd-jumbo-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"696\" height=\"464\" title=\"\"><\/picture><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"css-1l44abu ewdxa0s0\"><span class=\"css-16f3y1r e13ogyst0\" aria-hidden=\"true\">Both potential lists, one more conservative than the other, include China as well as developing nations like Uganda, Cuba and Vietnam.<\/span><span class=\"css-cnj6d5 e1z0qqy90\"><span class=\"css-1ly73wi e1tej78p0\">Credit&#8230;<\/span>Carlos Garcia Rawlins\/Reuters<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-1fanzo5 StoryBodyCompanionColumn\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-158dogj evys1bk0\">President Trump, as well as his Russian and Brazilian counterparts, Vladimir V. Putin and Jair Bolsonaro, has followed what critics call a comparable path in their pandemic response that leaves all three countries in a similarly bad spot: they were dismissive at the outset of the crisis, slow to respond to scientific advice and saw a boom of domestic cases as other parts of the world, notably in Europe and Asia, were slowly managing to get their outbreaks under control.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-158dogj evys1bk0\">Countries on the E.U. draft lists have been selected as safe based on a combination of epidemiological criteria. The benchmark is the E.U. average number of new infections \u2014 over the past 14 days \u2014 per 100,000 people, which is currently 16 for the bloc. The comparable number for the United States is 107, while Brazil\u2019s is 190 and Russia\u2019s is 80, according to a Times database.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-158dogj evys1bk0\">Once diplomats agree on a final list, it will be presented as a recommendation early next week before July 1. The E.U. can\u2019t force members to adopt it, but European officials warn that failure of any of the 27 members to stick to it could lead to the reintroduction of borders within the bloc.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-158dogj evys1bk0\">The reason this exercise is additionally complex for Europe is that, if internal borders are open but member states don\u2019t honor the same rules, visitors from nonapproved nations could land in one European country, and then jump onward to other E.U. nations undetected.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"><\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"related-links-block css-2ynf2d epkadsg3\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<div class=\"css-1pwaef6 epkadsg2\">\n<div class=\"css-1a93um9 e16ij5yr6\">\n<div class=\"css-1l19kgc e16ij5yr4\">\n<div class=\"css-11jd139 e16ij5yr2\">Coronavirus Nightmare Could Be the End for Europe\u2019s Borderless Dream<\/div>\n<p><time class=\"css-x7rtpa e16638kd0\" datetime=\"2020-02-26T13:55:16-05:00\">Feb. 26, 2020<\/time><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-1fanzo5 StoryBodyCompanionColumn\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-158dogj evys1bk0\">European officials said the list would be revised every two weeks to reflect new realities around the world as nations see the virus ebb and flow.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"><\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-1fanzo5 StoryBodyCompanionColumn\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-158dogj evys1bk0\">The process of agreeing on it has been challenging, with diplomats from all European member states hunkering down for multiple hourslong meetings for the past few weeks.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"><\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-79elbk\" style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-testid=\"photoviewer-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"css-1a48zt4 ehw59r15\" data-testid=\"photoviewer-children\">\n<figure class=\"css-jcw7oy e1g7ppur0\" role=\"group\" aria-label=\"media\">\n<div class=\"css-1xdhyk6 erfvjey0\">\n<div class=\"css-8h527k\">\n<div data-testid=\"lazyimage-container\"><picture class=\"css-1j5kxti\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2020\/06\/23\/world\/23virus-europe-travel5\/23virus-europe-travel5-mobileMasterAt3x.jpg?quality=75&amp;auto=webp&amp;disable=upscale&amp;width=600\" media=\"(max-width: 599px) and (min-device-pixel-ratio: 3),(max-width: 599px) and (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 3),(max-width: 599px) and (min-resolution: 3dppx),(max-width: 599px) and (min-resolution: 288dpi)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2020\/06\/23\/world\/23virus-europe-travel5\/23virus-europe-travel5-mobileMasterAt3x.jpg?quality=75&amp;auto=webp&amp;disable=upscale&amp;width=1200\" media=\"(max-width: 599px) and (min-device-pixel-ratio: 2),(max-width: 599px) and (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 2),(max-width: 599px) and (min-resolution: 2dppx),(max-width: 599px) and (min-resolution: 192dpi)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2020\/06\/23\/world\/23virus-europe-travel5\/23virus-europe-travel5-mobileMasterAt3x.jpg?quality=75&amp;auto=webp&amp;disable=upscale&amp;width=1800\" media=\"(max-width: 599px) and (min-device-pixel-ratio: 1),(max-width: 599px) and (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 1),(max-width: 599px) and (min-resolution: 1dppx),(max-width: 599px) and (min-resolution: 96dpi)\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-3722 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/lavyon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/23virus-travel-europe6-jumbo-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"696\" height=\"464\" title=\"\"><\/picture><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"css-1l44abu ewdxa0s0\"><span class=\"css-16f3y1r e13ogyst0\" aria-hidden=\"true\">Commuters in S\u00e3o Paulo, Brazil, on Monday. Travelers from Brazil and Russia, which are dealing with large outbreaks of the virus, are also not included on the draft lists of acceptable countries.<\/span><span class=\"css-cnj6d5 e1z0qqy90\"><span class=\"css-1ly73wi e1tej78p0\">Credit&#8230;<\/span>Victor Moriyama for The New York Times<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-1fanzo5 StoryBodyCompanionColumn\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-158dogj evys1bk0\">As of Tuesday, the officials and diplomats were poring over the two versions of the safe list under debate, and were scheduled to meet again on Wednesday to continue sparring over the details.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-158dogj evys1bk0\">One list contains 47 countries and includes only those nations with an infection rate lower than the E.U. average. The other longer list has 54 countries and also includes those nations with slightly worse case rates than the E.U. average, going up to 20 new cases per 100,000 people.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-158dogj evys1bk0\">The existing restrictions on nonessential travel to all 27 member states plus Switzerland, Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein were introduced on March 16 and extended twice until July 1, in a bid to contain the virus as the continent entered a three-month long confinement.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-158dogj evys1bk0\">\u201cDiscussions are happening very intensively,\u201d to reach consensus in time for July 1, said Adalbert Jahnz, a spokesman for the European Commission, the bloc\u2019s executive branch. He called the process \u201cfrankly, a full-time job.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-158dogj evys1bk0\">The E.U. agency for infectious diseases, the European Center for Disease Prevention and Control, warned negotiators that the case numbers were so dependent on the level of truthfulness and testing in each country, that it was hard to vouch for them, officials taking part in the talks said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"><\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-79elbk\" style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-testid=\"photoviewer-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"css-1a48zt4 ehw59r15\" data-testid=\"photoviewer-children\">\n<figure class=\"css-jcw7oy e1g7ppur0\" role=\"group\" aria-label=\"media\">\n<div class=\"css-1xdhyk6 erfvjey0\">\n<div class=\"css-8h527k\">\n<div data-testid=\"lazyimage-container\"><picture class=\"css-1j5kxti\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2020\/06\/23\/world\/23virus-europe-travel3\/23virus-europe-travel3-mobileMasterAt3x.jpg?quality=75&amp;auto=webp&amp;disable=upscale&amp;width=600\" media=\"(max-width: 599px) and (min-device-pixel-ratio: 3),(max-width: 599px) and (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 3),(max-width: 599px) and (min-resolution: 3dppx),(max-width: 599px) and (min-resolution: 288dpi)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2020\/06\/23\/world\/23virus-europe-travel3\/23virus-europe-travel3-mobileMasterAt3x.jpg?quality=75&amp;auto=webp&amp;disable=upscale&amp;width=1200\" media=\"(max-width: 599px) and (min-device-pixel-ratio: 2),(max-width: 599px) and (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 2),(max-width: 599px) and (min-resolution: 2dppx),(max-width: 599px) and (min-resolution: 192dpi)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2020\/06\/23\/world\/23virus-europe-travel3\/23virus-europe-travel3-mobileMasterAt3x.jpg?quality=75&amp;auto=webp&amp;disable=upscale&amp;width=1800\" media=\"(max-width: 599px) and (min-device-pixel-ratio: 1),(max-width: 599px) and (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 1),(max-width: 599px) and (min-resolution: 1dppx),(max-width: 599px) and (min-resolution: 96dpi)\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-3721 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/lavyon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/merlin_173556477_d50d5a5d-d1b2-44bf-a078-e45dee90f367-jumbo-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"696\" height=\"464\" title=\"\"><\/picture><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"css-1l44abu ewdxa0s0\"><span class=\"css-16f3y1r e13ogyst0\" aria-hidden=\"true\">Coronavirus testing at the Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport in Athens, Greece, this month. The E.U.\u2019s final safe list of acceptable visitors will be revised every two weeks.<\/span><span class=\"css-cnj6d5 e1z0qqy90\"><span class=\"css-1ly73wi e1tej78p0\">Credit&#8230;<\/span>Milos Bicanski\/Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-1fanzo5 StoryBodyCompanionColumn\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-158dogj evys1bk0\">China, for example, has been accused of withholding information and manipulating the numbers of infections released to the public. In parts of the developing world, case numbers are very low, but it\u2019s hard to determine whether they paint an accurate picture given limited testing.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-158dogj evys1bk0\">And in the United States, comments made by President Trump at a rally in Tulsa over the weekend highlighted how easy it is to manipulate a country\u2019s case numbers, as he suggested that domestic testing was too broad.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-158dogj evys1bk0\">\u201cWhen you do testing to that extent, you\u2019re going to find more people, you\u2019re going to find more cases,\u201d Mr. Trump told supporters. \u201cSo I said to my people, \u2018Slow the testing down, please.\u2019 They test and they test.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-158dogj evys1bk0\">European embassies around the world could be enlisted to help verify or opine on the data provided that would inform the final list, negotiators said, another indication that the list could end up being quite short if European diplomats at embassies said reported numbers were unreliable.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-158dogj evys1bk0\">Many European Union countries are desperate to reopen their borders to visitors from outside the region to salvage tourism and boost airlines\u2019 revenue while keeping their own borders open to each other. Some have\u00a0already started accepting visitors\u00a0from outside the bloc.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-158dogj evys1bk0\">At the other extreme, a few European nations including Denmark are not prepared to allow any external visitors from non-E.U. countries, and are likely to continue with this policy after July 1.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"><\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-1fanzo5 StoryBodyCompanionColumn\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-158dogj evys1bk0\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">Germany, France and many other E.U. nations want non-European travelers to be allowed, but are also worried about individual countries tweaking the safe list or admitting travelers from excluded countries, officials said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>European Union officials are racing to agree on who can visit the bloc as of July 1 based on how countries of origin are faring with new coronavirus cases. Americans, so far, are excluded, according to draft lists seen by The New York Times. 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