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Starting Wed., Aug. 30, travelers to China will no longer need a negative COVID test to enter that country, officials announced Monday.
China's Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin announced the plan in a government news release, marking a big milestone in a ...
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
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- August 28, 2023
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Travelers to the United States will now only need a single bivalent COVID vaccine from either Pfizer or Moderna to enter the country, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Thursday.
The loosening of vaccination requirements for foreign travelers comes as many other countries have already done so.
"Because some traveler vaccine records might not specify whethe...
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
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- April 28, 2023
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China plans to roll back some of its strict COVID-19 controls, including allowing more of its people to travel abroad.
During the pandemic, the country has limited passports, allowing them only for family emergencies or some work travel, but the government announced Tuesday that it will begin taking applications for tourism passports on Jan. 8, the Associated Press reported.
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- December 28, 2022
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Travelers flying from Uganda will be funneled to one of five U.S. airports so they can be screened for Ebola amid an outbreak in that African country, federal officials announced Thursday.
Passengers who have been in Uganda within the previous 21 days will fly to Kennedy Airport in New York; New...
- By Cara Murez and Robin Foster HealthDay Reporters
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- October 7, 2022
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The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is dropping its foreign travel advisories for COVID. The agency explained that because so many countries have stopped tracking their COVID cases, it can no longer accurately calculate health risks to travelers.
Going forward, the CDC will only post travel health notices about individual countries if there are particular concerns. This mi...
- By Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
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- October 5, 2022
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If you haven't had a COVID vaccine, you can't travel to Canada, but that could change soon.
The vaccine requirement for foreign nationals in that country is likely to be eliminated by the end of September, the Associated...
- By Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
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- September 21, 2022
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The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has ended its program to monitor COVID-19 cases on cruise ships, leaving the industry to manage infection risks aboard its vessels.
Cruise ships experienced some of the earliest coronavirus outbreaks as the pandemic...
- By Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
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- July 20, 2022
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A requirement for all international travelers flying to the United States to take a COVID-19 test within a day of departure will be lifted on Sunday, a senior Biden administration official said Friday.
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has determined the regulation is no longer necessary, but will reevaluate the need for a COVID-19 testing requirement every 90 days, the ...
- By Robert Preidt HealthDay Reporter
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- June 10, 2022
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The European Union's mask mandate for airliners and airports will be dropped as of May 16, officials said Wednesday.
The new guideline "takes account of the latest developments in the pandemic, in particular the levels of vaccination and naturally acquired immunity, and the accompanying lifting of restrictions in a growing number of European countries," the European Union Aviation Safety ...
- By Robert Preidt HealthDay Reporter
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- May 11, 2022
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Just weeks after dropping masking rules, some overseas airlines have canceled hundreds of flights as they struggle with staffing shortages related to COVID-19.
This comes as the leading U.S. airlines have urged the Biden administration to scrap a mask mandate for passengers.
Swiss airline...
- By Robert Preidt HealthDay Reporter
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- April 7, 2022
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The United States is keeping a close eye on rising COVID cases and hospitalizations in Britain, Dr. Anthony Fauci said Tuesday.
Compared to the previous week, the United Kingdom saw a 48% increase in COVID-19 cases and a 17% rise in hospitalizations last week, CNN reported.
The daily case rate of about 55,000 a day is less than a third of what it was during the
All testing and quarantine requirements for travelers to European Union member nations should be lifted next month for those who are vaccinated or have recovered from COVID-19, the European Council said Tuesday.
That would include people who received their last dose of their primary vaccination series at least 14 days and no more than 270 days before their arrival, or have received their ...
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- February 23, 2022
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British Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced Monday that his government will end all remaining coronavirus restrictions in England, including the requirement for people with COVID-19 to self-isolate.
In a news conference, Johnson said the country was moving to a m...
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- February 22, 2022
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European Union residents should be able to move freely between the 27 member nations if they've been vaccinated in the past nine months or have recently recovered from coronavirus infection, bloc officials said Tuesday.
The announcement was made a day after the World Health Organization (WHO) said the spread of the
Coronavirus testing requirements for vaccinated people arriving in England will be scrapped, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced Monday.
Details about the changes are to be provided later in the day by Transport Secretary Grant Shapps, the Associated Press reported.
To "show that this country is open for business, open for travelers, you will see changes so that ...
- Robert Preidt
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- January 24, 2022
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Numerous COVID restrictions will be dropped in England because government experts believe the Omicron variant "has now peaked nationally," British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said Wednesday.
As of Jan. 27, COVID-19 passes will no longer be needed to enter large-scale events and the use of face masks in public schools will no longer be required. After that day,
Americans should avoid travel to Canada due to "very high" levels of COVID-19 cases in that country, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Monday.
The agency placed Canada under a Level 4 travel health notice, which is the highest category and includes other countries such as France, Germany, Britain, Spain and South Africa.
"Because of the current situation ...
- Robert Preidt
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- January 11, 2022
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British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Wednesday announced that pre-departure tests for people traveling to the United Kingdom will no longer be required because restrictions meant to contain the international spread of the highly contagious Omicron variant are now meaningless.
The chang...
- Cara Murez and Robin Foster
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- January 6, 2022
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Taking to the skies for a long-awaited holiday?
Choose your seat on the plane wisely and don't overlook familiar steps like keeping your mask on to reduce your odds for getting COVID-19 or another contagious disease, experts suggest.
"Spacing is an obvious challenge on airplanes, especially when the planes are filled at or near capacity over the holiday season. So anything that can...
- Robert Preidt
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- December 27, 2021
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The first confirmed U.S. case of the Omicron variant has been reported in California, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Wednesday.
The patient was a traveler, apparently from the San Francisco area, who returned from South Africa on Nov. 22, the CDC said in a statement<...
- Dennis Thompson and Robin Foster HealthDay Reporters
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- December 1, 2021
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As the world struggles with ways to stem the spread of the new Omicron variant, the U.S. Centers of Disease Control and Prevention announced Tuesday that international travelers to the United States will soon have to provide a negative result from a coronavirus test taken within 24 hours of departure.
That's a much tighter turnaround: Current rules allow fully vaccinated people to take a ...
- Robert Preidt and Robin Foster
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- December 1, 2021
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Nearly 1 in 3 older Americans plan an extended trip next year, and 1 in 4 plan to travel for the holidays, but many will take COVID-19 into account, a new survey shows.
If COVID cases surge at their destination, 20% said they would definitely change their plans, and another 52% said they might do so.
"These poll findings are consistent with previous AARP research which shows that op...
- Robert Preidt
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- November 17, 2021
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For the first time in more than18 months, fully vaccinated travelers from dozens of other countries can enter the United States on Monday.
Visitors will need to show proof of vaccination and a negative coronavirus test taken within three calendar days of travel. Unvaccinated Americans and children under the age of 18 are exempt from the requirement, but must take a test within one day of ...
- Robert Preidt and Robin Foster
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- November 8, 2021
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The Biden administration on Monday released the specifics of its plan to allow the return of foreign travelers to the United States.
While adult visitors will have to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and will need to be tested for the virus before boarding a plane to the United States, visitors younger than 18 will not have to be fully vaccinated, but will still need to take a COVID-1...
- Robert Preidt and Robin Foster
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- October 26, 2021
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All international travelers who are fully vaccinated against the coronavirus will be able to enter the United States beginning Nov. 8, an official at the White House told The New York Times.
The announcement came on the heels of news on Wednesday that the United States would reopen its land borders to fully vaccinated travelers from Canada and Mexico for the first time ...
- Ernie Mundell and Robin Foster
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- October 15, 2021
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Beginning in November, the United States will reopen its borders to fully vaccinated travelers from Canada and Mexico for the first time since pandemic closures began 19 months ago, the Biden administration will announce Wednesday.
The move comes just weeks after U.S. officials said they would soon lift a similar ban on foreigners traveling to America from overseas.
Tuesday's action...
- Ernie Mundell and Robin Foster HealthDay Reporters
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- October 13, 2021
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Due to surging coronavirus cases, the United States will be removed from the European Union's "safe list" of countries whose citizens can travel to the 27-nation bloc without additional restrictions such as testing and quarantines.
The change is expected to be announced Monday, but will not be mandatory for EU member nations, who can decide for themselves whether or not to impose the new ...
- Robert Preidt and Robin Foster
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- August 30, 2021
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A coronavirus outbreak on a Carnival Cruise Line ship that sailed from Galveston, Texas, to Belize is one of the largest reported on a vessel sailing from the United States since cruises relaunched this summer.
The 27 cases on the Carnival Vista reported by the