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Negative Covid test within one day of international travel in new US rule

Anthony Fauci said Wednesday he viewed the restrictions on the eight countries as a 'temporary measure'.

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People queue to get on the Air France flight to Paris at OR Tambo's airport in Johannesburg, South Africa, November 26, 2021

David Shepardson, Washington | Reuters
New rules requiring international air travelers arriving in the United States to obtain a negative COVID-19 test within one day of travel will take effect Monday at 12:01 a.m. ET (0501 GMT), U.S. officials confirmed Thursday.

Under current rules, vaccinated international air travelers can present a negative test result obtained within three days of their day of departure. Unvaccinated travelers currently must get a negative COVID-19 test within one day of departure.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said Thursday that beginning Monday "all air travelers, regardless of citizenship or vaccination status, will be required to show a negative pre-departure

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