US requires international travelers to show negative evidence of Covid-19

The United States government will require a negative covid test from all international travelers – 19 before flying to the country.

The official announcement by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) says that the expansion of this obligation will enter into force on 26 January .

CDC’s order is that coronavirus testing will be required of all passengers flying from abroad, including returning Americans, and comes at a time when there is concern about the spread of the new variant of the coronavirus registered in the Kingdom United States and of which several cases have already been found in the United States.

Since the end of December, the country already requires the presentation of a negative coronavirus test carried out as a maximum or 26 hours before the trip for those who fly from British airports.

The measure affects a relatively small number of travelers because, in March, President Donald Trump , has already restricted the entry of foreigners from the United Kingdom, which reduced air traffic between both countries by 90% , according to official data.

Currently, USA. prohibits the entry of travelers from many countries, including those of the European Union (EU), unless they are US citizens, permanent residents or have an exemption.

Airlines have long demanded to replace travel restrictions and quarantines with tests for all passengers and recently wrote to outgoing Vice President Mike Pence defending that idea.

The United States is the country most affected by the pandemic in the world and already accumulates more than 22. 6 million cases and more than 378, 000 deaths, according to the latest figures.