The Biden administration is expected to announce the CDC will lift its requirement for travelers to test negative for COVID-19 before entering the US.
WASHINGTON -- The Biden administration is expected to announce Friday that the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will lift its requirement for travelers to test negative for COVID-19 before entering the US, according to a senior administration official.
The CDC is lifting the restriction that the travel industry had lobbied against for months after determining it was no longer necessary"based on the science and data," the official said. The CDC will reassess its decision in 90 days and if officials decide they need to reinstate it, because of a concerning new variant, for example, will do so. The measure has been in place since January 2021.
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