President Joe Biden has today signed an Executive Order to reinstate COVID-19 travel restrictions that had been scheduled by the previous administration to be lifted today.
In a White House press conference, press secretary Jen Psaki said, “On advice of our administration’s medical and Covid team, President Biden has decided to maintain the restrictions previously in place for the European Schengen area, the United Kingdom, Republic of Ireland and Brazil. With the pandemic worsening and more contagious variants spreading, this isn’t the time to be lifting the restrictions on international travel.”
The travel restrictions will remain in effect until terminated by the President and will be be evaluated every month.
Restrictions on non-US citizens from Europe have been in effect since March 13 2020, and cuts off some of Walt Disney World major international visitor pools. In particular, guests from the United Kingdom and Brazil represent the largest non-US Walt Disney World market outside of Canada.
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Jan 25, 2021 / 3:21pm ET