US requires negative COVID-19 test for all international travelers: report

All international air passengers arriving in the United States will be required by the government to show evidence of a negative COVID-19 test result before taking flights to the country, a new report suggests.

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is scheduled to issue an order Tuesday, sources familiar with the matter told the Wall Street Journal. The order would result in everyone flying to the country without a negative COVID-19 test result. The new regulation would take effect on January 26, sources told the Journal.

USA TO DEMAND NEGATIVE COVID-19 TEST FROM UK TRAVELERS

The expected travel requirement, which could be announced on Tuesday, comes amid a rise in COVID-1

9 cases following a more contagious strain of the new coronavirus originally discovered in the UK. To prevent the spread, the Trump administration last month required all travelers to fly out of the UK to show a negative test result before arriving in the states.

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It is unclear at this time how airlines will check for negative test results.

This is a story that is evolving. Come back for updates.