EU lifts restrictions on travel from Japan, 13 other countries

The European Union on Wednesday lifted travel restrictions for visitors from 14 countries outside the bloc, including Japan and South Korea, after introducing the curbs in March in response to the coronavirus outbreak.The European Union is seeking to revive its virus-hit economy ahead of the summer holiday season by removing entry bans on countries with virus infection rates similar to, or below, that of its own.Individual EU member nations can still impose their own measures on visitors from the 14 countries, including requesting them to quarantine.The other 12 on the list are Algeria, Aus…READ FULL ARTICLE