BRUSSELS - The European Commission proposed on Friday a common traffic light system for EU member states to coordinate border controls and remedy the current, confusing patchwork of coronavirus restrictions on travellers across Europe.
The Commission is advising that no restrictions be set for travellers from green or orange zones, though visitors from the latter might be recommended to take a Covid-19 test. One EU diplomat said some ambassadors, who discussed the issue on Wednesday, pointed out that various EU countries did not have health services or test and tracing systems equally capable of coping with Covid-19. More vulnerable countries then might wish to set tighter limits for visitors.
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