US will end Covid-19 testing requirement for air travelers entering the country
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June 10, 2022
The new policy will take effect from midnight on Sunday, according to CNN.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) they will reassess the situation in 90 days and decide whether or not the COVID testing requirement should be reintroduced.
The COVID-19 requirements for international travelers They had been in force since January 2021 and were implemented by the US president, Joe Biden.
In principle, the rules required international travelers to present proof of a negative test carried out in the last three days to enter the country; But, in November of last year, when the Ómicron variant skyrocketed the number of cases, Biden established that COVID-19 tests should be carried out 24 hours before leaving for the United States.