The border tourism and aviation industry will be restarted.

　　BEIJING, May 14 (Xinhua) According to the report of the European Network, the COVID-19 epidemic has been gradually controlled in European countries. On May 13, local time, the European Commission suggested that member countries with similar epidemic levels could reopen their borders in stages.

　　France will gradually "unseal" from May 11th. In order to remind the public to pay attention to protection after "unsealing", the golden sculpture outside the famous Paris scenic spot, Charlotte Palace, was put on a mask. China News Service reporter Yang Li photo

　　According to reports, the European Commission will put forward a series of suggestions to member States, including replacing the comprehensive travel ban with targeted restrictions and gradually canceling internal border inspections on the basis of the gradual improvement of the epidemic situation.

　　The European Commission suggested that the opening of borders should first be carried out in areas with similar epidemic levels, and these areas should be adequately prepared in terms of hospitals, testing and contact tracking capabilities.

　　According to the report, the COVID-19 epidemic has had a great impact on the tourism of EU countries. The data shows that tourism accounts for 10% of the EU’s total economy, with a higher proportion in Italy, Spain, Greece and other countries.

　　In view of this, the European Commission announced its plan to restart domestic travel in stages this summer, and urged the 27 member States to gradually open the tourism market. However, many European countries have indicated that they will not consider opening their borders to countries such as Italy and Spain with serious epidemics for the time being.

　　This means that Italy, Spain and Portugal may not be able to return to the EU tourism market this summer, and the recovery of tourism in these three countries may be even more difficult.

　　In addition, the European aviation industry, which was hit by the epidemic, is also cooperating with governments of various countries to restart flights on the premise of ensuring safety.

　　The International Air Transport Association (IATA) recently released a report to support crew members to wear masks and passengers to carry out facial protection. This temporary plan is an important safety and epidemic prevention measure for people to resume air travel. At the same time, IATA does not support the compulsory social isolation measures of "middle seats" vacant.