CDC announces that US will require negative COVID-19 test for all international travelers

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All international airline passengers coming into the U.S. will be required by the government to show proof of a negative COVID-19 test result before taking flights to the country, according to a press release from the CDC

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued the order Tuesday. The order probits anyone from flying into the country without a negative COVID-19 test result. The new regulation goes into effect on Jan. 26.

US TO REQUIRE NEGATIVE COVID-19 TEST FROM UK TRAVELERS 

The travel requirement comes amid a surge in COVID-19 cases following a more contagious strain of the new coronavirus originally discovered in the U.K. To thwart the spread, the Trump administration last month required all travelers flying out of the U.K. to show a negative test result before arriving in the states. 

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It's unclear at this time how airlines will be checking for negative test results. 

The order states, "Before departure to the United States, a required test, combined with the CDC recommendations to get tested again 3-5 days after arrival and stay home for 7 days post-travel, will help slow the spread of COVID-19 within US communities from travel-related infections. Pre-departure testing with results known and acted upon before travel begins will help identify infected travelers before they board airplanes."

It also requires passengers "to get a viral test (a test for current infection) within the 3 days before their flight to the U.S. departs, and provide written documentation of their laboratory test result (paper or electronic copy) to the airline or provide documentation of having recovered from COVID-19. Airlines must confirm the negative test result for all passengers or documentation of recovery before they board. If a passenger does not provide documentation of a negative test or recovery, or chooses not to take a test, the airline must deny boarding to the passenger."