Xinhua | Updated: 2021-01-13 09:50 Share CLOSE FILE PHOTO: JetBlue Airways aircrafts are pictured at departure gates at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York June 15, 2013. [Photo/Agencies]
WASHINGTON The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced on Tuesday a new requirement for a negative COVID-19 test to all air passengers entering the United States.
The new order, signed by CDC Director Robert Redfield Tuesday, will become effective on Jan. 26. Testing before and after travel is a critical layer to slow the introduction and spread of COVID-19. This strategy is consistent with the current phase of the pandemic and more efficiently protects the health of Americans, said a statement of the CDC.