President Biden Lays Out New COVID Roadmap

The Biden administration is creating tighter testing requirements for all international travelers and extending some mask mandates.

President Biden on Thursday rolled out new steps his administration is taking to combat COVID-19 and the new Omicron variant.  

"We're going to fight this variant with science and speed, not chaos and confusion," President Biden said.

The announcement includes tighter testing requirements for all international travelers, including U.S. citizens and the vaccinated, and it extends the mask mandate for air, train and public transport through mid-March. It also requires private health insurance companies to reimburse the cost of rapid at-home COVID tests.