WASHINGTON, DC – The United States late Friday rescinded a 17-month-old requirement that people arriving in the country by air test negative for COVID-19, a move that follows intense lobbying by airlines and the travel industry. lifting the mandate, effective at 12:01 a.m. ET Sunday, saying it is “not currently necessary.”
Two officials told Reuters the Biden administration had considered lifting the testing rule only for vaccinated travelers. In April, a federal judge declared the CDC’s requirements that travelers wear masks on airplanes and in transit hubs like airports unlawful and the Biden administration stopped enforcing it. The Justice Department has appealed the order, but no decision is likely before fall at the earliest.
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