According to a new order from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention " (CDC) who are managing health safety in the wake of the covid-19 crisis, all passengers travelling to the United States will have to present a negative test before boarding a flight. The measure also applies to US citizens returning to their own country.
Le test can only be PCR type and carried out up to 72 hours before departure. The airline must be informed of the results. The airline will have to deny boarding to the passenger in the event of non-compliance.
The CDC will also be hosting passengers affected by the virus prior to their journey. However, they will have to produce a document stating that they have been cured.
The CDC also recommends be tested again three to five days after arriving in the United States and put themselves quarantine at home for seven days after the trip.
Still no entry permits for European visitors
"The test does not eliminate all risks. Combined with a stay-at-home period and daily precautions such as wearing masks and social distancing, it can make travel safer, healthier and more responsible and reduces spread on planes, in airports and at destinations," said CDC Director Dr Robert R. Redfield in an official statement.
However, the non-US citizens and non-permanent residents European still do not have authorisation to travel to the United States. With or without a negative test. There is still no amendment to the decree issued in March by the Trump administration. The decree bans travellers from the Schengen area and the United Kingdom.
At the beginning of this month, Airlines for Americawhich represents the major US airlines, has taken up the cause. It has called on the US government to institute " a global programme to require tests for travellers to the United States" . The system would replace current restrictions on international travel, according to Reuters.
"We believe that a well-planned programme focused on increasing testing for US-bound travellers will achieve these goals in a much more effective way than the blanket restrictions currently in place," says Airlines for America.
A negative test could be accompanied by a very short quarantine with a new test on the spot. L'New York State for example, has for some days now been requiring travellers to a second test following a quarantine on arrival in New York. This takes three days.
