New COVID test requirements for U.S.-bound travelers go into effect, leaving some Americans scrambling
CBSN
New COVID-19 testing rules for anybody traveling to the United States went into effect Monday, sending Americans scrambling over the weekend to make sure they got tested on time to fly back into the country.
In response to the spread of the Omicron variant, President Biden announced last week that all U.S.-bound international travelers must test within one day of departure, regardless of their vaccination status or nationality. That is down from a 72-hour window for testing, a change that left many travelers wondering where, when and exactly how to get tested.
Among them were Sue and Bill Lee, who had to make a stop at a London clinic after the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention dropped the new testing requirements. They were heading back home to Wyoming over the weekend after visiting their son Ian Lee, a London-based CBS News correspondent.
