Biden administration to lift temporary travel restrictions on 8 African countries, White House says
A new experimental antiviral drug has proven to cut COVID-19 infections in half and is effective against variants Gamma, Delta, and Mu.The Biden administration will lift its temporary travel ban on eight countries in southern Africa on Dec. 31, said Kevin Munoz, White House assistant press secretary, in a tweet Friday.
he was considering reversing the restrictions the U.S. enacted in late November shortly after lifting bans against dozens of other countries. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention still advises against travel to the eight countries since they are considered to have"very high" COVID-19 risk. ►Federal officials on Thursday loosened isolation requirements for health care workers who test positive in an effort to prevent staffing shortages. New guidance from the CDC says health care workers can come back to work seven days after testing negative and don't have symptoms.
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