US President Joe Biden signed an executive decree on Monday to put travel restrictions on most European countries and Brazil, to which he added South Africa.
“On the advice of the government medical team, President Biden has already decided to maintain sanctions for the Schengen region, the United Kingdom, Ireland and the Republic of Brazil,” White House spokesman Jane Saki said during a press conference. .
“As the epidemic worsens and the proliferation of new, more infectious strains, now is not the time to lift the ban on international travel,” she said. These travel restrictions also apply to China and Iran.
Beginning on Tuesday, passengers traveling by air will be required to take a PCR test within three days before flying to the United States and provide written proof of their laboratory results or documentation indicating that they are Kovid-19 Have been recovered from. The move follows recent recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Passengers will be subject to a mandatory quarantine upon arrival in the United States. Deaths from coronaviruses continue to climb at an alarming rate in the United States, with more than 3,400 deaths reported on Sunday, as more than 25 million Americans have been infected with the virus.
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