EU plan to reopen external borders

European Union officials are working to agree on who can visit the bloc when it reopens its borders to the outside world on July 1, based on how countries of origin are faring with new coronavirus cases


14-day Covid-19 case notification rate per 100,000 people (as of Jun 26)

Under 20
20-59.9
60-119.9
120 and over
No new cases reported

European officials assessing list of “safe” countries that are comparable or better than EU average when it comes to new infections over past 14 days

EU average	16
Brazil 		189 
Saudi Arabia 	163
Sweden 		135 
United States 	107 
South Africa 	87 
Russia		79
Singapore	69

Note: Figures for selected countries cover 14-day period from Jun 10-23


Sources: ECDC, The New York Times
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