President Joe Biden leaves St. Edmund’s Roman Catholic Church in Rehoboth Beach, Del., After attending mass on Saturday, September 18, 2021. Biden is spending the weekend at his home in Rehoboth Beach.
FILE – In this file photo from August 13, 2021, two Red Cross volunteers help a man activate his pass on the TousAntiCovid app in Le Bourget, north of Paris, France. Officials in the United States and the EU are grappling with the same question: how to increase vaccination rates to maximum and end a pandemic that has repeatedly thwarted efforts to control it. In the European Union, authorities in many places require people to show proof of vaccination, a negative test or recent recovery from COVID-19 to participate in daily activities – sometimes even to go to work.
The Jefferson Memorial is visible behind white flags near the Washington Monument on the National Mall as Marine One with President Joe Biden Abroad lands at the White House in Washington on Monday, September 20, 2021, after returning from Rehoboth Beach , Of the. The flags, which number more than 630,000, are part of artist Suzanne Brennan Firstenberg’s temporary art installation, “In America: Remember,” in memory of Americans who died of COVID-19.
White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki arrives for a White House press briefing in Washington on Monday, September 20, 2021.
President Joe Biden waves his hand as he walks towards Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington on Monday, September 20, 2021, for a short trip to Andrews Air Force Base in the Maryland, then to New York before a meeting of the United Nations General Assembly.
White House COVID-19 Response Coordinator Jeff Zients attends meeting with President Joe Biden, business leaders and CEOs on COVID-19 response in the library at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House campus in Washington, Wednesday, September 15. 2021.
By ZEKE MILLER Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) – In a major easing of travel restrictions in the event of a pandemic, the United States said on Monday it would allow foreigners to enter the country this fall if they had proof of vaccination and a COVID test -19 negative – changes replacing a mishmash of rules that had sidelined many angry non-citizens and allies in Europe and beyond, where there are fewer cases of the virus.
The changes, which take effect in November, will allow families and others who have been separated by travel restrictions for 18 months to plan for long-awaited reunions and allow foreigners with work permits to return to work in states. -United.
Airlines, business groups and travelers applauded – although they have also called the step for a long time.
“It’s a happy day. Big Apple, here I am! Said French entrepreneur Stéphane Le Breton, 45, finally able to book a trip to New York which had been suspended due to virus restrictions.
The new policy will replace a patchwork of travel bans first instituted by President Donald Trump last year and reinforced by President Joe Biden that restrict travel by non-nationals who have stayed in the previous 14 days at the UK, EU, China and India. , Iran, Republic of Ireland, Brazil or South Africa.
White House COVID-19 coordinator Jeff Zients announced the new policies, which will still require all foreign travelers to the United States to present proof of vaccination prior to boarding, as well as proof of a negative COVID-19 test performed within three days of the flight. Biden will also tighten testing rules for unvaccinated U.S. citizens, who will need to be tested the day before returning to the U.S., as well as after returning home.
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