US COVID-Related Travel Restrictions , Will Remain in Place.<br />A White House official confirmed that U.S. travel restrictions will remain in place on July 26.<br />Given where we are today with the Delta variant, the United States will maintain existing travel restrictions at this point, White House Official, via CNN.<br />Infection rates in the U.S. have continued <br />to climb as Delta has become the <br />dominant variant in the country ...<br />... and vaccination rates plummet.<br />Despite increased infections, .<br />the Biden administration has been under pressure <br />to ease or lift travel restrictions that were <br />implemented during the height of the pandemic.<br />The administration understands the importance of international travel and is united in wanting to reopen international travel in a safe and sustainable manner, White House Official, via CNN.<br />Also adding to pressure on the <br />Biden administration to ease restrictions ...<br />... is the opening of travel in other countries, <br />including neighboring Canada.<br />White House press secretary Jen Psaki reiterated that <br />U.S. travel restrictions would be informed mainly<br />by the nation's own health experts, .<br />and not how other countries implement <br />reopening or mitigating strategies.<br />The reopening process is guided by the science and public health, White House Official, via CNN.<br />Dr. Anthony Fauci recently stated that the <br />U.S. was "going in the wrong direction," .<br />as far as COVID-19 infection rates were concerned
