Passengers arrive on a flight from London amid new restrictions to prevent the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19) at JFK International Airport in New York, 21 December 2020.
Eduardo Munoz | Reuters
President Joe Biden on Monday banned most non-US citizens traveling from South Africa from entering the US and expanding travel restrictions for Europe, the UK and Brazil, in an effort to curb the spread of Covid-19 limited, especially as new strains of the coronavirus. is identified.
The measures, reported by CNBC on Sunday, come because more contagious variants of the virus have spread.
Former President Donald Trump last week lifted the curfew on most non-US citizens who were in the UK, Brazil or many countries in Europe, but then-President Biden’s spokesman said the new government would reverse the move quickly. .
Trump’s decision to lift the rules would be expected to take effect Tuesday, when the U.S. will begin requiring U.S. travelers to show a recent negative Covid test result before flying to the United States.
U.S. airlines have asked the Trump administration to replace travel bans with Covid testing requirements.