Last Thursday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced that the United States will require airline passengers from Britain to get a negative COVID-19 test before their flight.

The US is the latest country to announce new travel restrictions because of a new variant of the coronavirus that is spreading in Britain.

As per the CDC statement, the Airline passengers from the United Kingdom will have to get negative COVID-19 tests within three days of their trip and provide the results to the airline. The CDC stated that the order will go into effect on Monday.

As per the US authorities, air travel to the US from the UK has been cut by 90 percent, due to the travel restrictions in place.