<br><div><aside class="gnt_em gnt_em__fp gnt_em_vp__tp gnt_em__el" aria-label="Video - More SAfrica travel restrix as new variant emerges"/><p class="gnt_ar_b_p">To combat the spread of the new <a target="_blank" href="/story/news/health/2021/11/30/covid-omicron-booster-biden-administration/8802961002/" rel="noopener" data-t-l=":b|e|inline click|${u}" class="gnt_ar_b_a">omicron COVID-19 variant</a>, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are <a target="_blank" href="/story/news/health/2021/11/30/how-serious-omicron-take-weeks-understand-covid-variant/8790424002/" rel="noopener" data-t-l=":b|e|inline click|${u}" class="gnt_ar_b_a">tightening testing requirements for international travelers</a>. </p><p class="gnt_ar_b_p">Currently, air travelers to the United States who haven't recently recovered from the virus – including U.S. citizens – must <a target="_blank" href="https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/travelers/testing-international-air-travelers.html" rel="noopener" data-t-l=":b|e|inline click|${u}" class="gnt_ar_b_a">take a negative viral test</a> before boarding their flight, with fully vaccinated travelers required to take it no more than three days before departure. But the CDC said Tuesday that it is "working to modify" the global testing order to give all international air travelers just one day to take a pre-departure test, as first reported by the <a target="_blank" href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2021/11/30/omicron-stricter-travel-rules-us-entry/" rel="noopener" data-t-l=":b|e|inline click|${u}" class="gnt_ar_b_a">Washington Post</a>. </p><p class="gnt_ar_b_p">"This strengthens already robust protocols in place for international travel," the CDC said in a statement. </p><figure class="gnt_em gnt_em_img"><img class="gnt_em_img_i" style="height:440px" data-g-r="lazy" src="https://www.gannett-cdn.com/presto/2021/11/30/USAT/d7ef11de-4a78-48ca-856a-62a48d083b04-GTY_1356379780.jpg?width=660&height=440&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp" srcset="https://www.gannett-cdn.com/presto/2021/11/30/USAT/d7ef11de-4a78-48ca-856a-62a48d083b04-GTY_1356379780.jpg?width=1320&height=880&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp 2x" decoding="async" alt="A COVID-19 testing facility is set up at Newark Liberty International Airport on November 30, 2021 in Newark, New Jersey."/></figure><p class="gnt_ar_b_p">CDC director Rochelle Walensky said during an earlier Tuesday press conference that the CDC was "evaluating how to make international travel as safe as possible," which could mean shortening the pre-departure testing window or adding additional post-arrival testing and a self-quarantine period.</p><p class="gnt_ar_b_p">The agency says it continues to recommend all travelers get a COVID-19 viral test three to five days after arrival, and that any unvaccinated travelers should quarantine upon arrival.</p><aside aria-label="advertisement" class="gnt_m gnt_x gnt_x__lbl gnt_x__al"/><p class="gnt_ar_b_p">The U.S. is also working to stem the spread of the virus with new <a target="_blank" href="/story/travel/news/2021/11/26/travel-restrictions-omicron-us/8766878002/" style="background-color:#fff" rel="noopener" data-t-l=":b|e|inline click|${u}" class="gnt_ar_b_a">travel bans</a> against eight countries that went into effect Monday. The omicron variant has not yet been detected<strong/>in the U.S.<strong> </strong></p><h2 class="gnt_ar_b_h2">WHO releases new omicron travel guidance</h2><p...</p></div> <style> .wrapper { text-align: center; } </style> <div class="wrapper"> <a class="button" href ="https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/news/2021/11/30/cdc-omicron-tighten-covid-testing-window-international-travel/8815050002/">Read more <span>➤</span></a> </div>
