Coronavirus: Biden government is not easing US entry restrictions for EU citizens for the time being

The US entry restrictions for travelers from large parts of Europe and the world will remain in place.

The spokeswoman for US President Biden announced on Monday evening.

Washington DC - The USA does not want to lift the entry restrictions * against Europeans and citizens from other countries that were declared due to the coronavirus * pandemic for the time being.

The threat posed by the delta variant of the corona virus is still too great.

Jen Psaki, the White House spokeswoman, announced these decisions on Monday.

Coronavirus: Biden government maintains entry restrictions for the United States

Psaki cited in the statement that the delta variant would again lead to increasing numbers of cases all over the world.

A danger that comes mainly from people who have not yet received any vaccination offers or who do not want to be vaccinated.

“And it seems likely that this will continue in the coming weeks,” concludes the spokeswoman for US President Joe Biden * with a view to the global infection rate.

On the other hand, the EU had already asked the member states last month to lift existing entry restrictions for US citizens and to allow them to enter “for all permissible purposes of residence including tourism”.

As a result, a concession from the USA with the prevailing travel restrictions was expected.

Coronavirus in the USA: No accommodation - entry for EU citizens only possible with a special permit

There will be no such accommodation for the foreseeable future.

A decision by the US government that is now being sharply criticized from Europe, among others - also from the German economy.

Entry into the USA from Europe is now only possible for US citizens or with a special permit.

US President Biden recently raised hopes that the measures would be lifted during a visit by Chancellor Angela Merkel after he had announced that he would deal with the issue.

The Chancellor said she had spoken to Biden about the entry restrictions.

Entry restrictions in the USA: in force since the beginning of the corona pandemic

The restrictions were introduced by Biden's predecessor Donald Trump at the beginning of the pandemic in spring 2020 and have not been relaxed since then.

Nothing will change that for the time being under his successor either.

The Biden government has always insisted that it will be guided by scientific evidence in its decisions in the pandemic