The administration of United States President, Joe Biden, is developing a plan to require nearly all foreign visitors to the U.S. to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 before entry. The move would be part of eventually lifting travel restrictions that currently bar much of the World from entering the U.S. Foreign visitors will have to therefore show proof of vaccination in order to enter the U.S. if the plan does in fact go through. However, the White House is not ready to immediately lift these travel restrictions because of the rising COVID-19 case load, mostly due to the Delta variant, according to an Official who spoke with Reuters. There have been worldwide concerns about the more contagious Delta variant of the virus. The Biden administration has inter-agency working groups working “in order to have a new system ready for when we can reopen travel,” the Official said. The source added it includes “a phased approach that over time will mean, with limited exceptions, that foreign nationals traveling to the United States [from all countries] need to be fully vaccinated.” The U.S. border remains closed to twenty-six (26) European countries, the U.K., Iran, China, South Africa, Brazil and India because of COVID-19 concerns. Some of the border bans have not been updated since they were put in place back in March 2020 when the Pandemic first began. The White House has been asked frequently when travel restrictions might be lifted. On Tuesday (3rd August 2021), White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki was asked why unvaccinated individuals from other parts of the World were allowed to travel into the U.S., but vaccinated individuals from Europe and other banned countries weren't allowed in. She replied, “I would certainly point you to our health and medical teams who make these decisions and evaluate what we need to do, from a public health perspective, to keep the American people safe at a time where the Delta variant is rising, and one where we are very cognizant about keeping the American people safe.” President Biden has been facing mounting pressure to lift the travel ban - including from travel industry groups and lawmakers in his own party. On Monday (2nd August 2021), the United Kingdom announced that fully vaccinated travelers from the U.S. and the European Union would be allowed back into the country without having to quarantine for ten (10) days. Meanwhile, the European Union re-opened its borders to American tourists in June. The White House has been pushing local authorities and businesses to mandate vaccines for their work forces and customers. This is a developing story - refresh this page for updates. [Source: Daily Mail]
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