US will not lift travel restrictions, citing COVID-19 Delta variant

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The US will keep in place COVID-19 travel restrictions for foreigners due to the rising number of cases caused by the Delta variant, a White House official said Monday.

The decision to not lift the existing travel rules means non-US citizens from numerous countries, including the United Kingdom, China and India, are still barred from entering the US.

“Given where we are today with the Delta variant, the United States will maintain existing travel restrictions at this point,” the official told Reuters.

“Driven by the Delta variant, cases are rising here at home, particularly among those who are unvaccinated and appear likely to continue to increase in the weeks ahead.”

The US currently prohibits most foreigners who within the last 14 days have been in the majority of the European countries, China, India, South Africa, Iran or Brazil.