Europe restricts visitors from the US amid virus resurgence

European continent on Tuesday reopened to visitors from 14 countries, but t U.S., where some of states that pushed hardest and earliest to reopen ir ecomies are w in retreat because of an alarming surge in confirmed coronavirus infections.

European Union’s travel decision came a day after Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey issued an order closing bars, gyms, movie aters and water parks, and officials in Republican and Democratic strongholds alike mandated wearing of masks.

EU extended its ban on travelers t just from U.S. but from or big countries, such as Russia, Brazil and India, all of which are seeing rapidly rising caselos. President Donald Trump suspended entry of most Europeans in March. More than 15 million Americans travel to Europe each year, while some 10 million Europeans he across Atlantic.

In U.S., places such as Texas, Florida and California are backtracking, closing beaches and bars in some cases amid a resurgence of virus. “Our expectation is that our numbers next week will be worse,” Ducey said in Arizona, where for seven times in 10 days, number of new cases per day has surpassed 3,000 mark.

Also Monday, Los Angeles anunced it will close beaches and ban fireworks displays over Fourth of July. And New Jersey’s goverr anunced he is postponing restarting of indoor dining because people have t been wearing masks or complying with or social-distancing rules.