Passengers arrive on a flight from London amid new restrictions to prevent the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at JFK International Airport in New York, December 21, 2020.
Eduardo Munoz | Reuters
President Joe Biden on Monday banned most non-U.S. Citizens traveling from South Africa from entering the U.S. and expanded travel restrictions for Europe, the U.K. and Brazil, in an effort to curb the spread of Covid-19, particularly if new strains of the coronavirus are being identified.
The measures, reported by CNBC on Sunday, are as more contagious variants of the virus have spread.
Former President Donald Trump last week revoked entry bans for most non-U.S. Citizens who had been in the UK, Brazil or many countries in Europe, but then President-elect Biden’s spokeswoman said the new administration would soon take that step. Rollback.
Trump’s decision to lift the rules was set to take effect Tuesday, when the US will begin demanding that American travelers be shown a recent, negative Covid test result before flying to the United States.
US airlines had urged the Trump administration to replace travel bans with Covid testing requirements.