According to Reuters report, the United States will not be lifting any existing travel restrictions “at this point”; this is due to concerns over the highly transmissible COVID-19 Delta variant and the rising number of US coronavirus cases, a White House official told Reuters.
Asked on July 15th at a joint appearance with German Chancellor Angela Merkel about when the United States would lift European travel restrictions, Biden said he would “be able to answer that question to you within the next several days — what is likely to happen”.
“Given where we are today with the Delta variant, the United States will maintain existing travel restrictions at this point…Driven by the Delta variant, cases are rising here at home, particularly among those who are unvaccinated and appear likely continue to increase in the weeks ahead.”
A white house official told Reuters, citing the spread of the Delta variant in the United States and abroad.
The United States currently bars most non-US citizens who within the last 14 days have been in the 26 Schengen nations in Europe, UK, Ireland, China, India, South Africa, Iran and Brazil.
Last week, the US Homeland Security Department said US land borders with Canada and Mexico will remain closed to non-essential travel until at least 21 August; even as Canada has said it would begin allowing in fully vaccinated American tourists starting 9th August.
My Viewpoint – Loopholes
This is disappointing news, while many Europeans have anticipated the re-opening of US borders. I have friends currently staying in Cancun or Istanbul for 14 days, in order to fly to the US, due to the entry restrictions. By visiting Mexico or Turkey, or another 3rd country, that is not on the ban doesn’t really reduce the exposure to the pandemic. I strongly believe restricting border access isn’t going to be a long term viable solution and will do more harm than good. We will be waiting the next decision points from the US government.
Source: Reuters
It is a little nuts that we don’t let vaxed EU into the US but unvaxed Illegals at 200,000 a month are ok??!oh the politics and the control of it
Has anyone else witnessed border-crossing families being given seats on US airlines, without testing, without vaccination, without identification and being sent to cities around the country?
The vaccine is the Delta variant……vaccinated people are still catching Covid and because of immune response from their having been vaccinated, it’s mutating into what is now called the Delta variant. This is why vaccinated still die from Covid. With Delta, the difference is that the infected person will make many more copies of the virus, faster, which makes it easier to spread. The problem is not the unvaccinated — the problem is the vaccinated themselves — or the vaccine.
The following, outlined by Johns Hopkins, the WHO, and the World Economic Forum covers the years 2021-2023
Delta – June 2021
Epsilon – July 2021
Zeta – August 2021
Eta: September 2021
Theta: October 2021
Iota: November 2021
Kappa: December 2021
and on thru
Omega: February 2023.
Understand that the three major vaccines on the market are only in “Trial” status until the end of 2023. Their manufacturers have signed agreements with the governments that they will not be held liable for any illness, or death resulting from the virus.
Can you please cite your source for this information? Without any real, peer reviewed source this cannot be believed. People are making up “facts” all the time. I really don’t understand why trolls post this crap. When they posted things to agitate people over inconsequential it was fine. But when you are posting fake information that could affect health and economy, you are crossing a line from being annoying to being dangerous.
Typical American rubbish. The reason the Indian variant is so prevalent in USA is due to the mind bending morons who refuse to get vaccinated.
All eligible adults in UK have been vaccinated and pose very little risk of importing the disease to USA.
Remember the old line from a song “freedom is just another word for nothing left to lose”.
Pity we can’t find a way to install an extra brain cell into the people who refuse to get vaccinated, so that they have two to rub together!
Cheers Briane, I have to live with those people too. People who think those who are vaccinated are the problem are just ignorant and Darwin will take care of them.
“US Homeland Security Department said US land borders with Canada and Mexico will remain closed to non-essential travel ” it appears illegal immigration is considered essential travel
@Bill Barrette – double thumbs up and “like”
The Canada border? Locked down tight as a drum. Meanwhile on the southern border, come right on in, no problem, 200,000 people a month from all over everywhere can freely and easily cross the border; Covid status? No problem, not even checked, can freely roam the country without any restrictions at all. However, if you are an American citizen vacationing in Mexico, you are required to take a Covid test in order to return. Hypocrisy, illegality, virtue signaling, and sheer stupidity, all on steroids. What a mess! Thanks Joe.
This is absolutely insane, pathetic and crazy. Why people from Mexico, Turkey, Argentina, big covid hotspots, can travel to US with a negative PCR and europeans don’t? Why??
I heard some europeans are going to Croatia and flying in the direct flights from Dubrovnik to New York. Croatia is actually not included in the travel ban, because the country is not a member of the Schengen Area.
Thanks, Sam… it’s so good to stay informed as much a possible. Living down here in South Florida (FLL) suburbs, just TODAY on the news there might be another derivative virus, past the delta one; not yet termed the next letter of the Greek alphabet, but it’s presently referred to as the “Colombia” latest Covid-19 adaptation. And so it goes…best option, keep informed, get your best shot vaccination, and if maybe a booster coming in late September…do it! In the meantime–MASK UP! for your family, your kids, your friends…and getting out of this ASAP.