The Biden Administration has decidedly concurred that, ‘it’s summertime, baby!’ and lifted the last remaining travel restriction related to covid-19. On Friday, the White House announced that travelers entering the U.S. will no longer be required to present a negative covid test, CNN first reported.
The decision will go into effect on Sunday at midnight, officially ending the covid-19 testing requirement for air travelers entering the country, which has been in effect since January 2021. White House assistant press secretary Kevin Munoz tweeted that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) would “evaluate its need based on the science and in context of circulating variants.”
Testing for covid has often been viewed as one of the key ways to avoid the spread of the virus, which has claimed the lives of over a million people in the U.S. alone. In December, the CDC tightened the testing mandate for international air travelers, …