US to reopen borders for vaccinated travellers in 20 months

The ban was imposed by former President Donald Trump because of COVID-19.

It has affected non-American citizens from over 30 countries, including Great Britain and EU states, dividing families and blocking tourism.

The airlines expect an influx of visitors, as restrictions have been lifted for those who are fully vaccinated and subject to testing and tracking contacts.

It feels good, it feels good! ”, said Erome Thommann, head of the Paris-based travel agency Jetset Voyages for the Reuters news agency, saying his team had seen an extraordinary “renewal” on reservations, the BBC reports.

In an effort to prevent the spread of the coronary, US borders were first closed to travelers from China in early 2020. Limitations were then extended to other countries.

The rules prevented entry for most non-American citizens who had been in the United Kingdom and a number of other European countries, as well as in China, India, South Africa, Iran and Brazil.

Under the new regulations, foreign travellers will have to show evidence of vaccine before flying, receive a negative result of the COVID-19 test within three days of travel and hand over their contact information. They won't have to quarantine