The Executive Committee of the European Union today proposed that as the COVID-19 vaccine is administered faster, vaccinated passengers should be exempted from inspections or quarantine when traveling within the EU, and called for the gradual relaxation of travel restrictions.
Reuters reported that the EU Executive Committee is trying to end the current diverse travel restrictions in the country. The Executive Committee stated that if passengers have been fully vaccinated 14 days before the trip, they should be exempted from inspection or quarantine. About half of the European Union's adults have received the first dose of the vaccine.
The EU Executive Committee also recommends that people who recover from infection should be unrestricted within 180 days; in addition, more credible but more expensive nucleic acid tests (PCRs) should be effective within 72 hours, and rapid antigen testing should be effective within 48 hours.
The EU Executive Committee also recommends that children who have not been included in the target of the attack should not be quarantined when they travel with parents who do not need to be quarantined; however, children over 6 years old may be subject to examination.
The EU Executive Committee has also proposed emergency response measures. If passengers come from areas where the epidemic is heating up or there are many cases of specific variant viruses, restrictions can still be restored. The proposal also mentioned that it would be "strongly recommended not (go to)" on the crimson areas on the epidemic map; green areas can be exempted from various restrictions.
According to the European Center for Disease Control and Control (ECDC) web page, the green zone has a notification rate of less than 25 cases per 100,000 people within 14 days, and the positive screening rate is less than 4%. Currently, only Malta is a green zone. In the deep red zone, more than 500 cases were reported in a total of 14 days. There are also two levels between green and dark red.
AFP mentioned that these recommendations of the EU Executive Committee are not binding and it is expected that in another week, the EU will pass a digital COVID proof bill, which will allow enforcement of measures between member states.
EU member states have reached an agreement on digital vaccination certificate in May, and will be able to use the quick response code to know whether the parties have been vaccinated, or whether they have been immunized after being infected and recovered, or the recent test results are negative. The plan is scheduled to be implemented on July 1.
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