The E.U. could block incoming travelers from the U.S. even after it partially reopens its borders because the number of coronavirus cases in the U.S. is still too high, two E.U. diplomats say.
"It's very fluid. There was a list last night. This morning a new one was circulated," one diplomat said, speaking on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to talk publicly about the deliberations."The E.U. average new cases for 14 days per 100,000 people is 16. For the U.S. it is 107."
The U.S. has the most reported coronavirus cases and deaths in the world, topping a league that's followed up by Brazil, Russia and India. Meanwhile, President Donald Trump's fractious relationship with Europe has deteriorated further during the crisis, with the presidentin March without telling any of his E.U. counterparts first.
The reason the U.S. was excluded from Wednesday's list had nothing to do with previous diplomatic relations, but was merely a dispassionate result of its infection rate being too high, the diplomats said.
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