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Newshour: 13/05/2020 20:06 GMT: European Commission proposes gradual reopening of borders

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13/05/2020 20:06 GMT: European Commission proposes gradual reopening of borders

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The EU’s executive says it is trying to save the bloc’s tourism sector

The EU’s executive says it is trying to save the bloc’s tourism sector, which provided almost 10% of Europe's economic output.

In an attempt to revive the EU’s tourism sector damaged by the pandemic, the European Commission has issued guidance on a phased approach to gradually remove travel bans and border controls. EU officials have said “we will have a tourist season this summer”. Also: teachers and pupils at a school in Germany are being asked to take coronavirus tests twice a week, and two giant pandas in a Canadian zoo are being sent home to China early because there's not enough fresh bamboo for them to eat. 

(Photo:  A man wearing a protective face mask walks along the promenade of the closed Playa de Levante Beach on May 11, 2020 in Benidorm,Spain. Credit: David Ramos/Getty Images)

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