The White Home has confirmed new testing guidelines for British guests to the USA will come into drive on Monday December 6.
Among the many new measures, all worldwide air travellers should present proof of a destructive take a look at taken inside 24 hours of their flight – squeezing the timeframe down from the present rule of 72 hours.
Rochelle Walensky, director of the US Facilities for Illness Management and Prevention (CDC), mentioned the company “should take fast and focused motion to assist curtail the introduction and unfold of the omicron variant into the USA.” The information comes as extra circumstances of omicron are detected within the US, together with in Hawaii and New York.
Airways are anticipated to be given a three-day grace interval in an effort to allow travellers to return to the nation with assessments taken outdoors the brand new one-day window.
The US has additionally prolonged its federal mandate on masks till mid March – beneath these guidelines all passengers on planes and trains aged two years and older, in addition to staff, should put on a face masks on board.
Travellers crossing the US land borders with Canada and Mexico shall be exempt from the testing requirement and the Authorities is reportedly contemplating granting short-term exemptions to nations the place entry to same-day testing is restricted.
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