Hello and welcome. Passengers who arre fully vaccinated against covid 19 will be able to fly into the us from anywhere in the world from november, bringing an end the series of travel bans first imposed by donald trump 18 months ago. The white house said today travelers will have to show proof of having been fully vaccinated and will need to take a test three days prior to travel. They will also have to wear a mask for the journey and share details for contact tracing, but will not need to quarantine. It is good news for families, great news for business, an absolute boon for the ariline industry the transatlantic routes are some of the most lucrative. In recent months, passengers number were 85% down on where they were pre pandemic. I m joined now by gary o donoghue in washingotn. Iam very i am very much looking forward to my invite. I am i am very much looking forward to my invite. Iam not i am very much looking forward to my invite. I am not the only one, because i have a statemen
From their homes. These are the strongest forces of nature at work in a spectacular but destructive display, and the only option is to get out of its way. And a report from afghanistan on the dire conditions that the un says are leading to a humanitarian disaster. Live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news. It s newsday. It s 6. 00 in the morning in singapore, and it s 6. 00 in the evening in washington dc, where the us government has announced plans to relax restrictions on air travel for fully vaccinated nationals in early november. Travellers from brazil, china, india, and many european nations, including britain, will be able to board flights. Covid testing and contact tracing will be needed, but not quarantining. Near blanket restrictions were imposed 18 months ago at the start of the pandemic. Here s white house press secretaryjen psaki. We will be putting in place strict protocols to prevent the spread of covid 19 from passengers flying internationally into the united s
A spectacular but destructive display, and the only option is to get out of its way. And a special report from afghanistan on the dire conditions the un says are leading to a humanitarian disaster. Live from our studio in singapore. This is bbc news. It s newsday. It s seven in the morning in singapore, and it s seven in the evening in washington, dc, where the us government has announced plans to relax restrictions on air travel for fully vaccinated nationals in early november. Travellers from brazil, china, india, and many european nations, including britain, will be able to board flights. Covid testing and contact tracing will be needed, but not quarantining. Near blanket restrictions were imposed 18 months ago at the start of the pandemic here s white house press secretaryjen psaki. We ll be putting a place strict protocols to prevent the spread from passengers flying internationally. We require adults travelling to the united states be fully vaccinated. Obviously, this is the conc
a spectacular but destructive display, and the only option is to get out of its way. and the british ministry of defence launches an urgent investigation after a serious data breach compromises the safety of afghan interpreters. it s seven in the morning in singapore, and it s 7 in the evening in washington dc where the us government has announced plans to relax restrictions on air travel for fully vaccinated nationals in early november. travellers from brazil, china, india, and many european nations, including britain, will be able to board flights. covid testing and contact tracing will be needed, but not quarantining. near blanket restrictions were imposed 18 months ago at the start of the pandemic here s white house press secretaryjen psaki. we ll be putting a place strict protocols to prevent the spread from passengers flying internationally. we require adults travelling to the united states be fully vaccinated. obviously, this is the conclusion of a policy process
welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. it s certainly been a long time coming: the united states instituted a general travel ban for overseas visitors in march of 2020 because of covid. now those restrictions are to be relaxed for visitors from the uk, the eu, china, india and other countries. the change of heart is due to come into effect in november but you will still need to be fully vaccinated and with the right vaccine as well as having a test before you get there. stavros lambrinidis is the eu ambassador to the us. he had more details on the changes to the us coronavirus travel restrictions. we did manage after a very extensive and coordinated pressure campaign and persuasion campaign to change the position of the administration and am very pleased we did this because, in fact, the administration said for a long time that this is the pandemic of the unvaccinated and we fully agree. we are in europe by allowing vaccinated americans to visit