The United States on Tuesday announced all air travelers entering the country will need a negative Covid-19 test before departure, as the country hit a record of nearly 4,500 deaths in a single day. The policy takes effect on January 26 and expands an existing measure targeting Britain, where the strain known as B117 has been tied to a drastic spike in cases. Ireland, which now has the world s highest per capita infection rate, also announced Tuesday it was extending testing measures that previously applied only to travelers from the UK and South Africa.
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As 4,470 die of coronavirus, authorities set January 26 as date to expand existing measure that previously only targeted UK; other countries also tighten restrictions