US Covid test dropped

[Berf]

For all those that were heading that way this year some good news:

International air travelers will soon be able to take this crucial task off their to-do list.

The Biden administration announced Friday that it will no longer require international air travelers to take a COVID test within a day before boarding flights to the U.S.

The air travel rule, which has been in place since January 2021 and is one of the last remaining national COVID mandates, is set to expire at 12:01 a.m. EST on Sunday, CNN reports. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is lifting the travel restriction after determining it was no longer necessary “based on the science and data,” a senior administration official said.

The White House is planning to work with airlines to ensure a smooth transition with the change, the official told CNN.

The news is bound to please airlines as well as tourism groups, which have been pushing the Biden administration for months to suspend the test requirement, arguing that it discouraged people from booking international trips for fear of being stranded overseas if they contract the virus, the Associated Press reports.

[verreli]

Woo-hoo

[iainpeden]

Being re-evaluated in 90 days - two before I’m due to fly to Washington so fingers firmly crossed.