US: New COVID-19 Testing Rules for Travelers from China

US: New COVID-19 Testing Rules for Travelers from China

The United States has announced new COVID-19 testing requirements for all travelers from China.

The new U.S. requirements are set to begin January 5. They will cover all travelers from China, regardless of nationality and regardless of whether they have been vaccinated¹ against COVID-19.

Under the new rules, travelers to the U.S. from China, Hong Kong and Macau will be required to take a COVID-19 test no more than two days before travel. They must provide a negative test before getting on their flight. The requirements cover any traveler 2 years and older, including American citizens.

Anyone who tests positive for COVID-19 more than 10 days before a flight can provide documentation showing they have recovered from the virus instead of a negative test result.

It will be up to airline companies to confirm negative tests and documentation of recovery before passengers can get on flights.

Matthew Binnicker is a virologist at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. He told The Associated Press, "What we want to avoid is having a variant² enter into the U.S. and spread like we saw with Delta³ or Omicron."

Delta and Omicron were past COVID-19 variants⁴ that led to large infection increases across the world.

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regardless – adj. despite something

negative – adj. in a medical test, negative means the person being tested does not have a disease

positive – adj. in a medical test, positive means the person being tested has a disease or condition

track – v. to closely follow something, often by using electronic equipment

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1 vaccinated   

[医]已接种的，种痘的，接种过疫菌的

参考例句：

• I was vaccinated against tetanus. 我接种了破伤风疫苗。
• Were you vaccinated against smallpox as a child? 你小时候打过天花疫苗吗？

2 variant   

adj.不同的，变异的；n.变体，异体

参考例句：

• We give professional suggestions according to variant tanning stages for each customer.我们针对每位顾客不同的日晒阶段，提供强度适合的晒黑建议。
• In a variant of this approach,the tests are data- driven.这个方法的一个变种，是数据驱动的测试。

3 delta   

n.（流的）角洲

参考例句：

• He has been to the delta of the Nile.他曾去过尼罗河三角洲。
• The Nile divides at its mouth and forms a delta.尼罗河在河口分岔，形成了一个三角洲。

4 variants   

n.变体( variant的名词复数 )；变种；变型；（词等的）变体

参考例句：

• Those variants will be preserved in the'struggle for existence". 这些变异将在“生存竞争”中被保留下来。 来自辞典例句
• Like organisms, viruses have variants, generally called strains. 与其他生物一样，病毒也有变种，一般称之为株系。 来自辞典例句