Customs control at Miami International Airport, November 20, 2020. -
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The contest between Donald Trump and Joe Biden over how to handle the coronavirus crisis continues.
The president announced Monday the next reopening of the American borders to European nationals of the Schengen area, to the British, Irish as well as to Brazilians from January 26.
But this decision may not be implemented.
The spokesperson for future President Joe Biden immediately contradicted the tenant of the White House.
With the pandemic worsening, and more contagious variants emerging around the world, this is not the time to be lifting restrictions on international travel.
- Jen Psaki (@jrpsaki) January 19, 2021
"Now is not the time to lift restrictions on international travel," said Jen Psaki on his Twitter account, who is due to take office on Wednesday.
“Moreover”, she added, “we plan to strengthen the public health measures applied to international travel to further combat the spread of Covid-19”.
Obligation to present a negative test
His tweets fell just minutes after the announcement of Donald Trump's decision, justified by the introduction, on the same date, of an obligation to present a negative test for the coronavirus when entering the United States. .
To slow the progress of the pandemic, the president closed the United States' borders to the 26 countries of the Schengen area on March 11, 2020, then to the United Kingdom and Ireland on the 14, before doing the same for Brazil on May 24.
The United States is currently facing the worst phase of the pandemic the country has seen to date, with more than 20,000 deaths in the past six days.
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