Ten Things You Need to Know Today: 4 May 2021

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1. EU to open to tourists

The EU has confirmed that fully vaccinated travellers will be able to fly to Europe from June. The bloc’s nations will reopen to tourists from countries with low Covid infection rates such as the UK, and to anyone who has been fully vaccinated, by the start of next month under a European Commission plan. The proposals will contain an “emergency brake”, meaning member states will be able to quickly limit travel in response to new variants or increased infections in non-EU countries.

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