Biden Admin To Implement , Travel Restrictions To Fight Virus Variants.
The ban implemented by
President Joe Biden will prohibit the entrance
of non-U.S. citizens from the Schengen Area in Europe.
The countries include the U.K. and Ireland,
as well as 26 other European nations
that allow open border travel.
Travelers from Brazil and South Africa
will also be restricted.
A new and possibly more deadly variant of the
coronavirus has been detected in South Africa.
We are adding South Africa to the restricted list because of the concerning variant present that has already spread beyond South Africa, Dr. Anne Schuchat, Centers for Disease Control,
via NPR News.
Beginning Tuesday, the Centers for Disease Control will
require all travelers to the U.S. to provide proof that they
have tested negative for the virus before boarding.
The U.S. surpassed 25 million cases
of the coronavirus over the weekend