NEW: The US will not lift foreign travel restrictions due to concerns over the rise in Covid-19 delta variant cases, according to a White House official.
WASHINGTON — The United States will not lift foreign travel restrictions due to concerns over the rise in the more contagious Covid-19 delta variant cases, according to a White House official.
About 83 percent of new Covid cases in the U.S. this month are delta variant infections, and experts say the variant is behind theU.S. delta variant cases are concentrated among those who are unvaccinated and the number is likely to increase in the coming weeks, the official said. They also note that last Monday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention advised Americans against travel to the United Kingdom,The U.S.
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