Biden to impose travel restrictions on South Africa, U.K. and Brazil to mitigate new Covid strains – By Emma Newburger & Leslie Josephs (CNBC) / January 24 2021
- Biden will also reinstate travel restrictions on the entry of non-U.S. citizens from the U.K., Ireland and much of Europe as well as Brazil.
- Former President Donald Trump rescinded those restrictions before Biden took office.
- More contagious Covid strains have emerged in South Africa, the U.K. and Brazil.
President Joe Biden will sign a travel ban Monday on most non-U.S. citizens entering the country who were recently in South Africa, where a new strain of Covid-19 has been identified, a person familiar with the situation told CNBC.
Biden will also reinstate travel restrictions on the entry of non-U.S. citizens from the U.K. and Brazil, where new Covid strains have emerged. The restrictions will also apply to Ireland and much of Europe. Former President Donald Trump had rescinded the restrictions just before Biden took office.
Reuters first reported news of the travel restrictions on Sunday.
Dr. Anne Schuchat, principal deputy director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, told the outlet that the agency was “putting in place this suite of measures to protect Americans and also to reduce the risk of these variants spreading and worsening the current pandemic.”
