The Government of United States is planning to start requiring all international travelers a negative test of the covid-19 before flying into the country, The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported on Tuesday.
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The newspaper, which cites anonymous sources with knowledge of the matter, pointed out that the official announcement by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) may arrive today and will take effect on January 26th.
The CDC order will require coronavirus testing on all passengers flying from abroad, including Americans returning to their home country, and comes at a time when it is concerned about the expansion of the new virus variant registered in the United Kingdom and of which several cases have already been found in the United States.
Since the end of December, the country has been demanding the submission of a negative coronavirus test performed a maximum of 72 hours before the trip to those flying from British airports.
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The measure affects a relatively small number of travelers because, in March, the president Donald Trump, Already restricted the entry of foreigners from the United Kingdom, which reduced air traffic between the two countries by 90%, according to official data.
Airlines have been asking for time to replace travel restrictions and quarantines with tests for all passengers
Currently, EE. UU. It prohibits the entry of travelers from many countries, including those in the European Union (EU), unless they are U.S. citizens, permanent residents, or have some exemption.
In its information, the WSJ does not clarify whether covid-19 testing will replace these measures or whether they will be added to them, although the second option is more likely, as it is the one being used with the UK.
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The newspaper, in any case, recalls that airlines have been asking for time to replace travel restrictions and quarantines with tests for all passengers and that they recently wrote to the outgoing vice president, Mike Pence, Defending this idea.
The United States is the country hardest hit by the pandemic worldwide and has already accumulated more than 22.6 million cases and more than 378,000 deaths, according to the latest figures.
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