US to Require Negative Virus Tests for Arriving International Air Passengers

Nurse practitioner Sarah Gonzalez gives a dose of the COVID-19 Moderna vaccine to Claudia Zain, 47 of New York, at a mass vaccination site at Brooklyn Army Terminal in New York City, New York, on Jan. 10, 2021. Andrew Kelly/Reuters

Nearly all air travelers will need to present a negative coronavirus test to enter the United States under expanded test testing requirements announced on Tuesday.

Under the rules taking effect Jan. 26, nearly all travelers including U.S. citizens must show a negative test within three days of departure or documentation of recovery from COVID-19, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said.

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