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U.S. May Tighten Travel Rules to Fight Omicron, CDC Head Says

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By Josh Wingrove and Jeannie Baumann

November 30, 2021 at 6:46 PM UTC

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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is considering tightened travel recommendations and rules as health officials try to slow the Covid-19 omicron variant’s entry to the U.S.

The agency is looking measures such as narrowing the testing window for travelers into the country and adding quarantine requirements in certain cases, CDC Director Rochelle Walensky said Tuesday on a call with reporters. It’s also expanding surveillance programs at four major airports to test for Covid from specific international arrivals.