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US drops pre-flight Covid testing requirement
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- 12 June, 2022
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The Biden administration dropped the Covid-19 testing requirement for inbound air travelers from abroad on Sunday, ending one of the longest-running travel restrictions of the pandemic, Report informs, citing CNBC.
The rule, put in place by the Trump administration in early 2021 and later tightened by the Biden administration, most recently required inbound travelers, including US citizens, to show proof of a negative Covid test a day before boarding US-bound flights. Travelers entering the US at land border crossings were exempt.
The change took effect at 12:01 a.m. ET today.
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