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President Joe Biden Issued an Executive Order Requiring Quarantine to All Air Passengers

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Jennie Miller

On Thursday, US President Joe Biden issued an executive order. It would require international air travelers to quarantine upon US arrival. The order also redirects US agencies to implement a federal mask mandate in interstate transportation. Biden’s executive order says the air travelers must comply with applicable US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) guidelines concerning international travel including recommended periods of self-quarantine but didn’t explain how it will be enforced. The new executive order also directs US agencies to hold talks with Canada and Mexico about public health protocols for land ports of entry including implementing CDC guidelines. Point to be noted that all non-essential travel at US land borders with Canada and Mexico is suspended through 21st February 2021.

The CDC also recommended a quarantine of 7-day for people arriving in the United States from nearly all countries. The order calls on agencies to immediately take action to require masks on or in airports, commercial aircraft, trains, public maritime vessels, including ferries, intercity bus services, and all public transportation, however, it grants them the ability to issue exemptions. US President has directed agencies to reconsider international contact tracing requirements for US-bound passengers, which was abandoned by the Trump White House, including the possibility of follow-up COVID-19 testing for travelers after they arrive in the United States. The administration of Joe Biden is implementing new coronavirus testing requirements for nearly all international air passengers beginning on Tuesday, following a CDC order last week.

So, all US-bound passengers age 2 and over must get negative COVID-19 test results within 3 calendar days of travel under the new rules. The new US administration also announced that it would re-impose entry bans on most non-US citizens who have recently been in Brazil, the United Kingdom, Ireland, and most of continental Europe. It is noteworthy that Donald Trump issued an order on Monday lifting them effectively the same day the new testing rules take effect. Biden also needs the new public health measures at US seaports. The CDC let a no-sail order expire for cruise ships in October 2020. The US House committee also said the White House had blocked the CDC from extending the pandemic-related no-sail order through mid-February 2021.

Source: http://www.vindulacms.com/president-joe-biden-issued-an-executive-order-requiring-quarantine-to-all-air-passengers/

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