New York City will require Covid-19 vaccinations for all private sector employees, Mayor Bill de Blasio says
Stricter testing requirements for travelers entering the US start today. Here are key things to know.Medical workers at a Dignity Health-GoHealth Urgent Care Covid-19 testing site in the international terminal at San Francisco International Airport in San Francisco, California, U.S., on Thursday, December 2nd, 2021. All inbound international travelers will be required to test within one day of departure for the United States starting Monday.
Unvaccinated Americans and legal permanent residents are allowed to enter the country with a test taken within one day of departing for the United States. The new rule will make the testing time frame one day for everyone. Biden also announced that the federal mask mandate requiring travelers to wear masks in airports, on planes and on other modes of public transportation such as trains and buses has been extended through March 18.No. Per the CDC, the"one day" time frame is used to"provide more flexibility to the air passenger and aircraft operator." Acceptance of the test does not depend on the time of the flight or the time of day the test sample was taken.
There is not."We're not announcing any steps on post-arrival testing and quarantine," a senior administration official said in a press briefing on Wednesday evening."I will say — look, if additional measures are recommended, if additional measures can be implemented well and are effective, we won't hesitate to take them, but we're not taking them today," the official said, according to a White House transcript of that briefing.
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