EU removes six countries including US from Covid safe travel list

Travellers from Israel, Kosovo, Lebanon, Montenegro, and North Macedonia also affected by move

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The EU has removed six countries, including the US, from a Covid white list" of places whose tourists should be permitted entry without restrictions such as mandatory quarantine.

A majority of EU countries had reopened their borders to Americans in June, in the hope of salvaging the summer tourism season although most required a negative test ahead of travel. The move was not, however, reciprocated by the US.