US to maintain travel restrictions due to delta variant

US to maintain travel restrictions due to delta variant The United States will keep current international travel restrictions in place for the time being due to the delta variant and rising coronavirus cases domestically, the White House said Monday. Morgan Chalfant TheHill

The CDC just advised Americans against travel to the United Kingdom this past Monday given the surge in cases. They will evaluate and make recommendations based on health data,” Psaki added, referring to the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention.

The Biden administration last month formed working groups with Canada, Mexico, the European Union and the United Kingdom to weigh when to lift international travel restrictions. The administration has not said when it plans to loosen restrictions on international travel but the decision to establish the working groups was seen as a step in that direction.