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'Inundated with American travelers': End of testing rule opens summer travel floodgates
CNN
Just as summer heats up, the US is lifting its long-standing requirement for all travelers entering the country to present a negative Covid-19 test.
(CNN) — Just as summer heats up, the US is lifting its long-standing requirement for all travelers entering the country to present a negative Covid-19 test.
The news brings both a collective sigh of relief and a likely flood of new international travelers to an already chaotic summer season.
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