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Omicron variant: US sets new constraints for international travelers

2021-12-02T10:30:40.230Z


It's official: a negative test will be required for any entry into the territory from the start of next week, including for vaccinated travelers.


It was anticipated, it becomes official.

The United States will require from "the beginning of next week" that all foreign travelers entering the territory test negative in the day before departure, including for vaccinated travelers, the White House said on Thursday. .

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This test must be carried out no later than 24 hours before departure.

Until now, the test could be carried out within three days of flight.

A senior White House official, however, clarified that there was no question for the moment of imposing a quarantine on arrivals, information which had circulated in the press.

The Biden administration has unveiled a series of measures intended to boost vaccination and deal with the spread of Covid-19 during the winter, when a first case of the new variant Omicron has just been detected in the country.

Suspension of flights to southern Africa

As a reminder, the President of the United States Joe Biden had already announced Friday, November 26 the closure of American borders, from Monday, to travelers from eight southern African countries in response to the appearance of the Omicron variant of the Covid. -19.

People from South Africa, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Namibia, Lesotho, Eswatini, Mozambique and Malawi were already prohibited from arriving on American soil, a senior American official said.

US President Joe Biden had just reopened the borders to travelers from around the world in early November, provided they were vaccinated against Covid, after 20 months of restrictions.

Source: lefigaro

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