Testing and mandatory quarantine for travel to U.S., Biden ready to sign new order
Omicron variant scares markets and terrifies governments halfway around the world. After Israel's border blockade [...]
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Omicron variant scares markets and terrifies governments halfway around the world. After the border blockade of Israel and Morocco., the New restrictions enacted in the UK and other countries, now the Biden administration is also preparing a crackdown on travel to the United States. A news Which, on Christmas Eve, could be very bad For all European travelers who, after being outside the U.S. for almost 2 years, were eagerly waiting to fly across the ocean.
According to the draft decree that is circulating these hours, in fact, it appears that a number of restrictions are planned such that the idea of spending the Christmas vacations in the U.S. will be difficult.
The only bright side, if you want to see it that way, is that. we are not talking about a new ban but a set of obligations for all passengers bound for the United States, regardless of nationality and origin.
Here are details of the three new rules that may be included in the coming hours:
- Requirement for all passengers to report for boarding, even if vaccinated, with A negative swab taken no more than 24 hours before leaving for the U.S.
- Obligation to carry out a second test Between the 5th and 7th day after arrival
- Fiduciary isolation or quarantine for 7 days
While the decision on swabs for us Italians should not be a problem, since rapid tests are also accepted, more problematic would be the combination of the quarantine requirement and a second swab in the U.S. before being allowed to move freely.
Should these rumors be confirmed, in fact, one would be forced to spend a week in a hotel, or other facility, without being able to go out.
The measures on buffers are detailed in a draft written by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that is being reviewed by officials from the U.S. Department of Health Services and the White House. Excluded from the document for now is the hypothesis on self-quarantine, but it could be added later if "the proposals gain broader consensus," revealed the officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity because the order is still in draft form.
In any case, the decision will be made official in the coming days and should become effective in the next few weeks, certainly before Christmas.
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