WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The head of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Tuesday approved an injunction to extend coronavirus testing requirements for nearly all international air travelers starting January 26, sources briefed on the matter said to Reuters.
The new rules require that all passengers 2 years and older traveling to the US receive negative COVID-19 test results within three calendar days of the trip. The CDC will consider temporary exemptions from testing requirements for travelers from some countries with little or no testing capacity, the sources said.
Reporting by David Shepardson; Editing by Leslie Adler