Omicron: Biden tightens travel rules amid new Omicron cases

Friday, 3 December 2021Newsdesk
Omicron: Biden tightens travel rules amid new Omicron cases
President Joe Biden has unveiled stricter Covid-19 travel rules as the US confirmed a handful of cases of the Omicron variant from coast to coast.

New Delhi, 03 December2021

As per news report of BBC, from next week, international travellers to the US, including Americans, must get a Covid test within one day of departure, regardless of vaccination status. Mask requirements on planes, trains and buses will be extended until mid-March. Millions of free and insurer-funded home tests will also be made available. Ten cases of the Omicron variant have been detected in the US: in California, Colorado, Minnesota, and New York, and in Hawaii, where authorities say that person had no recent travel history.

Source - BBC

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