US, BRAZIL, RUSSIA TRAVELERS BARRED FROM EUROZONE

The European Union will open its borders to visitors from 15 countries as of Wednesday, but not to travelers from the U.S., Brazil or Russia, where coronavirus cases continue to balloon, according to the New York Times.

The list of nations that the bloc has approved includes Australia, Canada and New Zealand; travelers from China will be permitted if China reciprocates. E.U. countries are hoping to restart travel and tourism while preventing new outbreaks.

The decision came as Anthony Fauci, the top infectious disease expert in the U.S., said the number of new infections in the nation could more than double to 100,000 a day if the country fails to contain the surge that is now underway in many states.