European Commission proposes gradual reopening of borders

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)