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EU to Propose Daily Review of Travel Rules to Counter Omicron

Paris-Charles de Gaulle airport in Paris.

Paris-Charles de Gaulle airport in Paris.

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The European Union recommended Wednesday that member states review essential travel restrictions on a daily basis and coordinate their actions in response to the omicron variant.

The daily assessment is needed to determine whether the temporary restrictions need to be applied to additional countries, as well as what kind of testing or quarantine of essential travelers is required, according to an EU official. The aim is to adapt the measures, or lift them as more evidence becomes available, the official added.