All travelers entering the United States will need to test negative for COVID-19 within one day of departure. On Monday, December 6.
The Omicron variant was discovered in South Africa and President Joe Biden announced the introduction of stricter requirements on Thursday.
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The CDC confirmed that all air travelers will have to show a negative test for COVID-19 before they board their flight to the United States.
The CDC is expected to give airlines a three-day grace period in order to allow some travelers to return to the United States with tests taken outside of the one-day window. The White House is still considering granting temporary exemptions for countries with limited access to COVID-19 testing. More information will be available in about a week.
The federal mask mandate requiring face masks to be worn on planes, trains, and public transportation has been extended through March 18.
The variant of Omicron has already been reported in over 20 countries, and the first official case in the U.S. was recently discovered in California.
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