USA will no longer ask international travelers for a negative COVID-19 test made in the last 24 hours to enter the country, one of the White House spokesmen, Kevin Muñoz, announced on Twitter.
The official announcement will take place this Friday and will mark the end of one of the main US measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19 with international travel. The CNN chain, which advanced the news, explained that the new policy will take effect from midnight on Sunday.
The government Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) they will reassess the situation in 90 days and they will decide whether or not the COVID-19 testing requirement should be reintroduced, CNN reported, citing a senior administration official.
The COVID-19 requirements for international travelers have been in place since January 2021 and they were implemented by US President Joe Biden.
Originally, the rules required international travelers to present evidence of a negative test carried out in the last three days to enter the country; But, in November of last year, when the omicron variant skyrocketed the number of cases, Biden established that COVID-19 tests had to be carried out 24 hours before leaving for the United States.
In addition, it was established that those who are not US citizens or permanent residents must present documentation to prove that they are vaccinated against COVID-19. That requirement will remain in place, since the only thing that changes is the rule on evidence.
The big US airlines and the tourism sector They have been pressuring the Biden administration for months to remove the restrictions due to COVID-19 with the argument that they were harming international tourism.
Source: Lasexta
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