Starting from the 12th in the U.S. local time, you will be able to enter the U.S. by plane without having to undergo a COVID-19 test.
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced on the 12th that it will abolish the COVID-19 testing requirement for people entering the United States by plane from 0:01 a.m. Eastern time.
The CDC will re-evaluate the situation every 90 days after implementation to decide whether to keep it.
"We will not hesitate if we need to re-enact pre-departure testing requirements, including new variants of concern," a U.S. official said.
Currently, in order to enter the United States by air, documents that have tested negative for COVID-19 must be presented within one day prior to departure.
The US airline industry has demanded that the US inspection requirements be repealed, saying they are unnecessary regulations that stagnate international travel.
They argued that it was not only unreasonable that the inspection requirements did not apply to those entering the United States by land, such as Canada and Mexico, but also that there are no inspection requirements in many countries.
Organizations representing major U.S. airlines and travel agencies also met with the White House's COVID-19 assistant coordinator on the 31st of last month to convey a request to lift the testing requirements.
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