New US travel restrictions begin today due to omicron variant
Travelers heading to the U.S. will be required to show evidence of a negative test within one day of boarding their flight.
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Dec 6, 2021, 10:49 AM
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402ds agoNew United States travel
restrictions began today due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the omicron variant.
Travelers heading to the U.S.
will be required to show evidence of a negative test within one day of boarding
their flight. Any foreign national who travels to the U.S. must also be fully
vaccinated.
The previous rules allowed
travelers to enter the U.S. if they had a negative test three days prior.
There is no requirement for
post-arrival testing or quarantine.
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The U.S. is
still restricting entry to travelers from South Africa and seven other African
nations. The travel ban does not apply
to U.S. citizens and permanent residents.
President Joe Biden is also
extending the federal rule requiring passengers on any mass transit wear masks
through March.
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