US To Lift COVID Test Requirement For Travelers Entering Country: CNN

WASHINGTON, DC — The United States is reportedly lifting its requirement that travelers must obtain a negative COVID-19 test before entering the country, according to a report.

The Biden administration was expected to announce Friday that the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will lift the requirement, a senior administration official told CNN.

The change will reportedly take effect for air travelers heading into the U.S. at midnight Sunday.

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The agency will re-evaluate the need for a testing requirement every 90 days, The Associated Press reported, and could reinstate the rule if a dangerous new variant emerges.

The CDC had mandated that all international air passengers over age 2, regardless of vaccination status, obtain a negative COVID-19 test and show it to the airline before boarding a flight to the country. The test had to be taken no more than a day before the flight.

The requirement came as an unwelcome surprise to many Americans, who often did not have to obtain a negative test to leave the country but needed one to return home.

The CDC also mandates that all non-U.S. citizens show proof of vaccination.