International travellers need not take a COVID-19 test before boarding their flights to enter the U.S. from June 12 onwards
International travellers need not take a COVID-19 test before boarding their flights to enter the U.S. from June 12 onwards
The Biden administration is lifting its requirement that international air travellers to the U.S. take a COVID-19 test within a day before boarding their flights, easing one of the last remaining government mandates meant to contain the spread of the coronavirus.
A senior administration official said the mandate expires on June 12 at 12.01 am (GMT-4), saying the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention has determined that it’s no longer necessary.
The official, speaking on Friday on the condition of anonymity to preview the formal announcement, said that the agency would reevaluate the need for the testing requirement every 90 days and that it could be reinstated if a troubling new variant emerges.
