Starting Jan 5, 2023: Travelers flying to U.S. from China, or who have been in China in the past 10 days & are flying from certain airports, must show a negative #COVID19 test taken within 2 days before #travel to the US or documentation of recovery.
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More info: Because of surge in COVID-19 cases in China + the lack of adequate, transparent sequencing data, incl. critical viral genomic sequence data, the U.S. is taking steps to protect Americans’ public health and be on alert for any potential #COVID19 variants.
Based on lack of available data, incl. limited availability of viral genomic sequencing data to help identify new #COVID19 variants & a limited number of testing/reporting of new cases, it is harder for U.S. public health officials to identify new variants spreading to U.S.
The testing before flight & the requirement to show negative test result lowers number of infected passengers boarding airplanes & helps slow spread of the virus as we work to identify and understand any potential new variants that may emerge.
China has said it will continue to require travelers from the United States provide a negative COVID-19 test 2 days before departure.
Screening alone will not eliminate all risk but will help limit the number of persons with #COVID19 from entering the U.S. and provide us an early warning about new variants, improving protection for communities.
CDC is also expanding the Traveler-based Genomic Surveillance program (TGS), a voluntary program that serves as an early-warning system to detect and characterize new & rare variants of the virus that causes #COVID19. bit.ly/3YUymHs
The TGS program is expanding by adding additional airports (LAX & SEA)—bringing total number of airports to 7 and number of weekly flights covered to approx. 500 from at least 30 countries across all World Health Organization regions.
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