Hannah MckayInternational travelers will no longer need to show proof of a negative coronavirus test before boarding flights to the United States, federal health officials announced Friday, ending one of the nation’s last pandemic-related travel requirements. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said science and data show the requirement is no longer necessary. The agency said it continues to recommend that individuals test before and after travel and after any known exposure to a person with covid-19. With a busy summer travel season ahead, the United States will stop requiring air travelers arriving in the country to test negative for covid-19 as of June 12. When the Biden administration dropped enforcement of the mask mandate, the travel industry hoped the administration would also end the requirement that people flying to the United States show proof of a negative coronavirus test before boarding their flights.

Source: Washington Post June 12, 2022 18:04 UTC