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U.S. to ease travel restrictions for vaccinated foreign visitors, effective early Novemeber

Mon, 2021-09-20 10:49 — mike kraft

U.S. to ease travel restrictions for foreign visitors who are vaccinated against Covid The Biden administration will also require unvaccinated U.S. citizens to test a day before departure and after they return home. Leslie Josephs CNBC

The U.S. is planning to ease travel restrictions for international visitors who are vaccinated against Covid-19, including those from the U.K. and EU, the White House said Monday.

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OPINION: America’s Pandemic Travel Bans No Longer Make Sense -_Foreign Policy

Mon, 2021-09-13 19:45 — mike kraft

America’s Pandemic Travel Bans No Longer Make Sense A thoughtless, unscientific policy of closed borders—even to vaccinated travelers—does a little more damage every day. Stefan Theil Foreign Policy

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More island destinations, eastern European nations added to CDC's 'very high' Covid-19 travel risk list

Mon, 2021-09-13 18:08 — mike kraft

More island destinations added to CDC's 'very high' Covid-19 travel risk list Island destinations from the Caribbean Sea to the Indian Ocean joined a handful of Eastern European countries among the latest places deemed "very high" risk for travel by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Monday, September 13. By Marnie Hunter, CNN CNN

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CDC asks the unvaccinated not to travel this weekend and says even vaccinated need to be cautious

Wed, 2021-09-01 09:47 — mike kraft

CDC asks the unvaccinated not to travel this weekend and says even vaccinated need to weigh the risk Due to the surge of Covid-19 cases, the director of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is asking unvaccinated Americans not to travel during the Labor Day holiday weekend. Madeline Holcombe, CNN CNN

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CDC adds 7 destinations to 'very high' Covid-19 travel risk list, including Puerto Rico and Switzerland

Mon, 2021-08-30 19:34 — mike kraft

CDC adds 7 destinations to 'very high' Covid-19 travel risk list, including Puerto Rico and Switzerland | CNN Travel

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U.S. dropped from list of COVID-safe countries for travel to Europe

Mon, 2021-08-30 18:10 — mike kraft

EU drops U.S. from list of COVID-safe countries for travel | Reuters

BRUSSELS, Aug 30 (Reuters) - European Union governments agreed on Monday to remove the United States from the EU's safe travel list, meaning U.S. visitors and those from five other countries are likely to face tighter controls, such as COVID-19 tests and quarantines.

Israel, Kosovo, Lebanon, Montenegro, and North Macedonia have also been taken off. The list seeks to unify travel rules across the bloc, although it does not bind individual EU nations, which are free to determine their own border policies.

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U.S. CDC urges travelers at high risk of severe COVID-19 to avoid cruises

Sun, 2021-08-22 18:39 — mike kraft

U.S. CDC asks travelers at high risk of severe COVID-19 to avoid cruises The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said on Friday people at an increased risk for severe illness from COVID-19 should avoid travel on cruise ships, including river cruises, irrespective of their vaccination status. Reuters Reuters

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US extends non-essential travel restrictions with Canada and Mexico

Fri, 2021-08-20 10:06 — mike kraft

US extends non-essential travel restrictions with Canada and Mexico The US is extending non-essential travel restrictions at its land borders with Canada and Mexico through at least September 21, the Department of Homeland Security announced Friday, citing the Delta variant of the coronavirus. Priscilla Alvarez and Tierney Sneed, CNN CNN

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Germany designates U.S., Turkey, Israel as COVID high-risk areas

Fri, 2021-08-13 11:03 — mike kraft

Germany designates U.S., Turkey, Israel as COVID high-risk areas - Funke The German government has designated the United States, Turkey, and Israel as high-risk countries, triggering a minimum five-day quarantine requirement for those who are unvaccinated, the FUNKE media group reported on Friday citing government sources. Reuters Reuters

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CDC adds seven destinations to 'very high' Covid-19 travel risk list

Tue, 2021-08-10 10:19 — mike kraft

CDC adds seven destinations to 'very high' Covid-19 travel risk list France and Iceland are among seven destinations added on Monday to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's highest risk category for travel. By Marnie Hunter, CNN CNN

(CNN) — France and Iceland are among seven destinations added on Monday to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's highest risk category for travel.

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