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US government urged to rethink travel ban decision

Government
Will Payne
27 July 2021

The US Travel Association has voiced its concern over the Biden administration’s plans to uphold its current restrictions on individuals entering the country.

US Travel Association executive vice-president of public affairs and policy, Tori Emerson Barnes, said closed borders "have not prevented the Delta variant from entering the US"

On Monday (26 July), Reuters, citing a White House official, reported the US had no plans to lift any existing travel restrictions "at this point".

"Given where we are today with the Delta variant, the United States will maintain existing travel restrictions at this point," Reuters reported the official as saying.