New guidelines on travel to United States in the wake of covid-19 pandemic

Center for Diseases Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued new guidelines for all travelers to United States in the wake of COVID-19 pandemic.

Effective 12:01am EST (5:01am GMT) on January 26, 2021 and in order to help prevent the spread of travel-related cases of COVID-19 in the United States, the CDC has provided guidelines for airline passengers arriving from all foreign countries which can be found at https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/travelers/testing-air-travel.html.

Each passenger should have a negative pre-departure test for COVID-19. This should be a viral test that was conducted on a specimen collected within three calendar days (72 hours) preceding the flight’s departure. Alternatively, if the passenger has recovered from COVID-19, the passenger may instead travel with written or electronic documentation of a positive viral test result that confirms 2 previous SARS-CoV-2 (virus that causes COVID-19) infection and a letter from a licensed health care provider or public health official stating that the passenger has been cleared for travel (Documentation of Recovery).

Passengers should retain written or electronic documentation reflecting the negative Qualifying Test result or Document of Recovery to present to the airline or aircraft operator. They must also produce a Qualifying Test result or Document of Recovery upon request to any U.S. government official or cooperating state or local public health authority. The airline will verify that every passenger aged two years or older onboard the flight has attested to receiving a negative Qualifying Test result or has Documentation of Recovery from COVID-19. The airline will check the documentation, and each passenger should have a completed Passenger Disclosure and Attestation to the United States of America, which can be found at https://www.cdc.gov/quarantine/pdf/attachment-a-global-passenger-disclosure-and-attestation-2021-01-12-p.pdf