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US makes Covid-19 test report must for incoming travellers
Updated On: 06 December, 2021 07:24 AM IST | Washington | Agencies
The CDC says the new regulations come into effect from December 6
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Compulsory mask wearing in shops has been reintroduced in England as fears rise over the Omicron variant. Shoppers, some wearing facemasks, walk along Oxford Street in central London. Pic/AFP
The United States (US) has made it mandatory for all incoming passengers, including those from India, to carry a negative COVID-19 test report or a proof of recovery from the contagion amidst rising number of cases of the new Omicron variant. The new protocol comes into effect from December 6, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has said.
“This amendment updates COVID-19 testing requirements for air passengers two years or older boarding a flight to the US,” Indian government officials informed Indian-American community leaders on Saturday. As per the new amended order, effectively for flights departing to the US from a foreign country at or after 12:01 am EST (5:01 am GMT or 10:31 am IST) on December 6, 2021, passengers are required show a negative COVID-19 viral test result taken no more than 1 day before travel.
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