All Travelers From UK Entering US Need Negative COVID-19 Test: CDC

All Travelers From UK Entering US Need Negative COVID-19 Test: CDC
Passengers queue for check-in at Gatwick Airport in West Sussex, England, south of London, on Dec. 20, 2020. Gareth Fuller/PA via AP
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ATLANTA—The United States will require airline passengers from Britain to get a negative COVID-19 test before their flight, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced late Thursday.

The United States is the latest country to announce new travel restrictions because of a new variant of the coronavirus that is spreading in Britain and elsewhere.