From News Nation:
“With virus surge, US to keep
travel restrictions for now”
The United States will keep
existing COVID-19 travel restrictions on international travel in place for now
due to concerns about the surging infection ratebecause of the delta variant,
according to a White House official. President Joe Biden earlier this month
said that his administration was “in the process” of considering how soon the
U.S. could lift the ban on European travel bound for the U.S. after the issue
was raised by German Chancellor Angela Merkel during her visit to the White
House. The official, who was not authorized to comment publicly and spoke on
the condition of anonymity, said while the administration understands the
importance of international travel, cases are rising in the U.S. — particularly
among those who are unvaccinated and will likely continue to increase in the
weeks ahead. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention advised Americans
against travel to the United Kingdom this past Monday given a surge in cases
there. Most of continental Europe has relaxed restrictions on Americans who are
fully vaccinated, although the United Kingdom still requires quarantines for
most visitors arriving from the U.S. Airlines say, however, that the lack of
two-way travel is limiting the number of flights they can offer and seats they
can sell. But the rise and prevalence of COVID-19 variants in Europe,
especially the delta mutation that is also spreading throughout the U.S., has
caused the Biden administration to tread slowly about increasing transatlantic
travel.
^ I think people fully vaccinated
from: Europe, Canada and a few other places should be allowed to travel to the
US. ^
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