EU member states will open in stages, border tourism and aviation industry will restart

　　China News Service, May 14 (Xinhuanet) According to the report of the European Union, the new crown epidemic is gradually controlled in European countries. On May 13, local time, the European Commission recommended that member countries with similar levels of the epidemic can reopen in a phased manner border.

France will gradually "unblock" from May 11th. In order to remind the public to pay attention to protection after "unblocking", the golden sculpture outside the Charlotte Palace, a famous tourist attraction in Paris, was put on a mask. China News Service reporter Li Yangshe

　　According to reports, the European Commission will propose a series of recommendations to member states, including replacing the comprehensive travel ban with targeted restrictions and gradually eliminating internal border inspections on the basis of the gradual improvement of the epidemic situation.

　　The European Commission recommended that the opening of borders should first be carried out in areas with similar epidemic prevalence, and that these areas should be adequately prepared for hospitals, testing, and contact tracking capabilities.

　　It is reported that the new crown epidemic has a huge impact on the tourism industry of EU countries. Statistics show that tourism accounts for 10% of the EU's total economy, with a higher proportion in Italy, Spain, Greece and other countries.

　　In view of this, the European Commission announced plans to restart domestic travel in phases this summer, and urged 27 member states to gradually open up the tourism market. However, many European countries have said that they will not consider opening borders to Italy, Spain and other countries with severe epidemics.

　　This means that Italy, Spain and Portugal may not be able to return to the EU tourism market this summer. The recovery of tourism in these three countries may be more difficult.

　　In addition, the European aviation industry, which has been hit by the epidemic, is also cooperating with governments of all countries to restart flights under the premise of ensuring safety.

　　The IATA recently released a report to support crew members wearing masks and passengers for face protection. This temporary plan is an important safety and epidemic measure taken by people to resume air travel. At the same time, IATA does not support compulsory social isolation measures where "intermediate seats" are vacant.