COVID-19: Passengers flying to US will need to quarantine on arrival, says Biden

Passengers flying to the United States will be tested for COVID-19 before boarding a flight into the country, and they would need to undergo quarantine upon arrival, US President Joe Biden announced on Thursday.

Passengers flying to the United States will be tested for COVID-19 before boarding a flight into the country, and they would need to undergo quarantine upon arrival, US President Joe Biden announced on Thursday.

Unveiling his national strategy to tackle the COVID-19 pandemic, Biden, during his remarks at the White House, said this strategy was created in response to address the past administration's failure to act with "the urgency and focus and coordination we needed."

"In light of the new COVID variants that we are learning about we are instituting new measures for individuals flying into the US from other countries.