“On December 31, (President Joe Biden) will lift the temporary travel restrictions on Southern Africa countries,” and the decision was based on the recommendation from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), White House Assistant Press Secretary Kevin Munoz said on Twitter on Friday.
Announced on November 29, the travel ban barred non-American citizens from entering the US if they had travelled to South Africa, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Namibia, Lesotho, Eswatini, Mozambique, or Malawi within 14 days prior to their scheduled arrival.
Getting fully vaccinated and boosted is still an effective way to fight against Omicron, he said.
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