Opening of the borders in the United States: "It will be the rush towards the families"

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Before the pandemic, US and Chinese airlines operated about 325 flights per week between the two countries.

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By: Jean-Baptiste Marot Follow

A long-awaited reopening, that of the American borders which had been closed for twenty months because of the Covid-19 pandemic.

The measure is greeted with particular enthusiasm in Europe and Central America, but beware: only travelers vaccinated and provided with a negative PCR test will be able to enter American soil.

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Ticket bookings are already skyrocketing and airlines are bracing for a surge of travelers to the United States.

This lifting of restrictions also represents a breath of fresh air for a sector plunged into crisis by the pandemic.

The decryption of Nicole Bacharan, historian specializing in the United States and author of the book 

, published by Perrin. 

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