Travel Restrictions

The United States says it will keep existing COVID-19 restrictions on international travel in place for now due to concerns about the surging infection rate because of the delta variant

The airline industry’s recovery from the pandemic passed a milestone as more than 2 million people streamed through U.S. airport security checkpoints on Friday for the first time since early March 2020.

What will have a new normal and what won’t, after the COVID-19 pandemic? Dr. John Torres explains how travel, visiting grandparents, concerts and events may or may not change permanently.

The White House said travel from India will be restricted starting May 4, citing a surge in COVID-19 cases in India.

President Joe Biden is expected to sign new travel restrictions in a bid to control the spread of coronavirus in the United States. Restrictions will primarily target countries like South Africa, Brazil and much of Europe, where new strains of the coronavirus have emerged in recent days.

President Joe Biden on Monday will formally reinstate COVID-19 travel restrictions on non-U.S. travelers from Brazil, Ireland, the United Kingdom and 26 other European countries that allow travel across open borders, according to two White House officials.

Chicago’s emergency travel order was changed once again Tuesday as the city transitions to a two-tiered system “to prevent further spread of COVID-19,” health officials announced.

Some British citizens trying to return to their homes in Spain and other European countries have been barred from boarding flights this weekend

Planning a trip this summer? The Transportation Security Administration recently released a new set of security rules to help keep you and your fellow travelers safe from the coronavirus. Here’s what you need to know before you head to the airport.

As of April 3, more than 22,000 Americans in foreign countries are still looking to the U.S. government for help in getting back home, according to U.S. Department of State estimates.

More than 50,000 Americans abroad are struggling to make it home as border closures and coronavirus quarantines leave them stranded far from U.S. shores, officials said Wednesday.

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