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US Lifts Covid Test Rule for Air Travelers From China
- Rule change goes into effect Friday at 3 p.m. in New York
- Cases, hospitalizations, deaths from Covid-19 are falling
Travelers on the skybridge at Hong Kong International Airport.
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Air travelers from China, Hong Kong or Macau no longer need to show proof of a negative Covid-19 test before boarding a flight to the US, health officials said Friday.
The change will go into effect March 10 at 3 p.m. in New York, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. A traveler-based genomic surveillance program that was expanded to help catch potential new variants will stay in place, the agency said.