Germany calls for tougher EU travel rules to fight Covid-19 delta variant

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The European Union needs a more unified approach on travel rules to ward off the spread of the more contagious delta variant of the coronavirus, German Chancellor Angela Merkel has said.

“We are obviously concerned about the delta variant,” Merkel told reporters on arriving in Brussels for an EU summit. “I will lobby for a more coordinated approach, particularly with regard to entries from regions where virus variants abound.”

Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel arrives on the first day of a European Union (EU) summit at The European Council Building in Brussels on Thursday. — AFP
Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel arrives on the first day of a European Union (EU) summit at The European Council Building in Brussels on Thursday. — AFP

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