The US government will require anyone traveling from Britain to test negative for the coronavirus 72 hours before departing the country, the CDC said, citing a new and more transmissible variant of the illness detected in the UK.
In a statement issued late on Thursday night, the top US health agency said the new policy would come into effect next week. The rule mandates that UK travelers test negative on a PCR or antigen screening no more than three days before leaving, also requiring them to provide “written documentation” of their negative test result.
A #ChristmasEve drop from the @CDCgov
CDC to Require Negative #COVID19 Test from Air Travelers from the United Kingdom
This order will be signed tomorrow, December 25, and become effective on December 28, 2020. pic.twitter.com/UBtlgKSlP2
— Chris Hendel (@chrishendel) December 25, 2020
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Source: RT