COVID-19: Council removes Argentina, Australia and Canada from safe-travel list

IMPACT – MEDIUM

The European Council has removed Argentina, Australia and Canada its safe-travel list.

Key Points:

• As of Jan. 17, the European Council no longer advises member states lift restrictions on travel from Argentina, Australia and Canada.
• The Council the continues to recommend the lifting of restrictions for Bahrain, Chile, China, Colombia, Indonesia, Kuwait, New Zealand, Peru, Qatar, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, South Korea, the United Arab Emirates and Uruguay.

Additional Information: Press reports indicate that EU countries plan to lift restrictions on travel from South African countries.

BAL Analysis: The European Council continues to update its COVID-19 travel recommendations, and while member states have, in many cases, moved to implement the recommendations, exact policies will vary from country to country. The response to the COVID-19 pandemic continues to develop, and BAL will provide additional updates as information becomes available.

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