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Wed Dec 1, 2021, 06:58 PM Dec 2021

Biden administration considering requiring stricter coronavirus testing for everyone traveling to US

Source: CNN

Biden administration considering requiring stricter coronavirus testing for everyone traveling to US

By Kaitlan Collins and Maegan Vazquez, CNN
Updated 1610 GMT (0010 HKT) December 1, 2021

(CNN) — Top US government officials are considering requiring everyone who enters the country to be tested for Covid-19 the day before their flight and having all travelers -- including US citizens and permanent residents -- be tested again after returning home, regardless of vaccination status, sources familiar with the discussions have told CNN.

Officials were deliberating the potential changes Tuesday night and no final decisions have been made, but the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed in a statement that the agency is working to revise testing requirements for travelers because of the new Omicron variant.

"A revised order would shorten the timeline for required testing for all international air travelers to one day before departure to the United States," a CDC spokesman said in a statement. "This strengthens already robust protocols in place for international travel, including requirements for foreign travelers to be fully vaccinated."

Currently, vaccinated travelers are required to test three days before their departures. The move under consideration would shorten that timeline to one day.

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Read more: https://edition.cnn.com/2021/11/30/politics/coronavirus-testing-travelers-us-biden-administration/index.html


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