impeachment manager in the second impeachment trial. italian officials say almost half of all travelers from china to milan tested positive for covid-19. u.s. is following suit mandating anyone coming from china, hong kong or macao to test negative before they board for the united states. cnn s arlitt saenz explains. reporter: the u.s. will require negative tests traveling from china to the u.s. as they re concerned about the rising cases of covid-19. the new travel rules are set to go into effect on january 5th. it would require travelers getting negative covid-19 tests no more than two days before their departure. this must be a pcr test or an
bret: the european union is considering new travel restrictions for visitors from china. italy recently announced a testing requirement for airline passengers. the rest of the 27-member european union block has not agreed to the new travel rules as some nations argue any variants coming from china are already circulating in europe. meantime here in the u.s., certain parts of the country are reassessing their covid mandates and guidance. the national park service has reinstituted mandatory mask mandate at saint lewis gateway arch and at harper s ferry national historic park in west virginia. some state and local governments are taking note of the threat overseas. health officials in los angeles, new york city, oregon and washington state are once again asking indoor public settings regardless of vaccination status. let s continue our conversation
now about what china s massive new covid outbreak means with dr. marc siegel, professor of medicine at new york university langone medical center, fox news contributor. dr. siegel, thanks for joining us. hi, bret. good to be with you. bret: you had a strong reaction to china s new travel rules, the policy from china and the u.s. reaction to it. your piece in the new york post is out. and it is pretty pointed as far as the u.s. reaction. you have say one thing that is certain it is high time we called this the china virus and exerted behalf influence we have to get this dangerous country to be more responsible when it comes to global health. in the meantime, we must close our borders to the original nature of sars covid # if it isn t already too late. well, you know, bret, i think here s what i think. i think that cdc made a step in the right direction talking about testing. let s look at it this way you
As per the new advisory, all travellers should preferably be fully vaccinated as per the approved primary schedule of vaccination against Covid in their Country.
Under the proposed rules, airlines and travel sites would have to disclose up front any fees charged to sit with your child, for changing or canceling your flight, and for checked or carry-on bags.