U.S. Lifts Travel Advisory Even as World Remains Skeptical of Americans
- Many countries still bar Americans or require a quarantine
- U.S. airline stocks jumped on the news of the eased warning
Passengers walk past thermal imaging cameras at Los Angeles International Airport in California on July 7.
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The Trump administration lifted an advisory against overseas travel imposed in March in response to the coronavirus pandemic, though the move’s impact may be limited since many countries still restrict Americans due to high rates of infection in the U.S.
“With health and safety conditions improving in some countries and potentially deteriorating in others, the department is returning to our previous system of country-specific levels of travel advice,” the State Department said in a statement ending the global travel advisory for now.