The US authorities would require all airline passengers arriving from the UK to check adverse for COVID-19 inside 72 hours of departure, beginning Monday, amid issues a few new coronavirus variant that could be extra transmissible.
The Facilities for Illness Management and Prevention (CDC) stated in a press release that every one airline passengers arriving from the UK should take a look at adverse with a purpose to fly to the US.
The choice was a turnaround after the Trump administration informed US airways on Tuesday it was not planning to require any testing for arriving UK passengers.
The choice follows the emergence of a extremely infectious new coronavirus variant in Britain that has prompted many nations to close their borders to travellers from there.
The British Embassy in Washington didn’t instantly reply to a request for remark late on Thursday.
Earlier on Thursday, United Airways and Delta Air Strains stated they had been requiring all passengers on flights from the UK to the US to current a adverse COVID-19 take a look at taken inside 72 hours of departure.
The CDC stated late on Thursday passengers should take a look at adverse by way of both a PCR or Antigen take a look at. The CDC stated “viruses always change by mutation, and preliminary evaluation within the UK means that this new variant could also be as much as 70 per cent extra transmissible than beforehand circulating variants.”
The CDC famous that in March President Donald Trump suspended entry of almost all international nationals who visited the UK up to now 14 days, which has diminished air journey to the U.S. from Britain by about 90 per cent.
Underneath the brand new coverage, passengers departing from the UK for the US should present written documentation of their laboratory take a look at outcome (in arduous copy or digital) to the airline, the CDC stated. Airways should verify adverse take a look at outcomes for all passengers earlier than they board. If passengers select to not take a take a look at, the airline should deny boarding.
The CDC stated the order can be signed on Friday and is efficient Monday.
Delta’s coverage, expanded from its choice on Monday to require the screenings on UK flights to New York’s JFK Airport, is efficient 24 December, whereas United’s requirement begins 28 December.
On Monday, the three airways that fly from London to JFK Delta, British Airways and Virgin Atlantic – agreed to a request from New York Governor Andrew Cuomo that they display screen passengers from Britain.
US airways have already drastically scaled again flying to the UK, in addition to the remainder of Europe.
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