U.S. to drop COVID-19 testing for inbound international air travellers: reports
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The Biden administration is set to drop pre-departure COVID-19 international air testing requirements on Sunday after heavy lobbying from airlines and the travel industry.
The Biden administration will drop pre-departure COVID-19 international air testing requirements effective Sunday at 12:01 a.m. after heavy lobbying from airlines and the travel industry, a senior administration official told Reuters.
The Biden administration will announce on Friday the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will no longer require pre-departure COVID-19 testing for travelers coming to the United States after it determined based on the science and data that this requirement is no longer necessary. CDC will do a reassessment of this decision in 90 days, the official said.
CNN is reporting the CDC is lifting the restriction after determining it was no longer necessary based on scientific data and that the agency will reassess its decision in 90 days and if officials decide they need to reinstate it.
The pre-departure testing requirement for international travellers arriving into the U.S. has been in place since January 2021.
