It is almost as if they want to discourage travel. Go figure

BTW, I also need to travel to the US post 1/26. I have figured on a 10 day quarantine with a second test 3 to 5 days after arrival. I made sure to book a suite close to the airport, and with a kitchen (Homewood Suites by Hilton). I made sure the reservation had free cancellation. If options change, so will my plans.

“To the extent feasible, travelers seeking to enter the United States from a foreign country shall be…required to produce proof of a recent negative Covid-19 test prior to entry,” says the order, published by the White House. Inbound passengers will also be required to comply with quarantine and isolation guidelines.

The order gives the Department of Health and Human Services, the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention and the Department of Transportation 14 days to make recommendations on the feasibility of introducing alteratives to a negative Covid-19 test. Such measures might include testing, self-quarantine and self-isolation upon arrival for travellers from countries where Covid-19 tests are inaccessible – especially when lack of testing might hinder US citizens’ ability to return to the USA.

It is almost as if they want to discourage travel. Go figure

BTW, I also need to travel to the US post 1/26. I have figured on a 10 day quarantine with a second test 3 to 5 days after arrival. I made sure to book a suite close to the airport, and with a kitchen (Homewood Suites by Hilton). I made sure the reservation had free cancellation. If options change, so will my plans.

As Salty says above, things are up in the air.

My personal analysis:
The current CDC requirements are the negative test before boarding. That WILL go into effect 1/26. They also recommend a second test in the USA 3 to 5 days after return coupled with a 7 to 10 day self isolation.

Biden's executive order lays out his intent to turn the CDC recommendations into requirements. He has given his muckitty-mucks 14 days to come up with a plan that would be both effective and constitutional. Nobody knows what this will be. So, to answer your question, change is a coming.

Individual states can also specify their own requirements. That would depend on where you are going. At this time, my destination (Florida) has none.

Once you return to CR, there are no additional requirements beyond health form and caja/insurance. The Tico press report the government isn't even discussing it, but who knows what will happen.

This morning, Reuters aired a report that sources are now reporting the UK variant IS actually deadlier than the original one, it is also more harmful in younger populations, and that this variant will soon become dominate in the USA. Also, they reported that Pfizer vaccine may not be as effective against the South African variant. My personal take is that uncertainty in government, media, and science is once again on the rise. Nobody really has a handle on it and so the media will hyper-speculate. This makes me suspect that restrictions will increase, not decrease. Chances if a second lockdown are increasing.

I have made sure that ALL of my plans (testing, flight, 2nd test, hotel) can be changed or canceled without penalty. I will continue to monitor as my departure date approaches. If I did not have strong business reasons to return, I would not go. Not out of health concerns, I have them whether I stay or go. I expect another global travel clusterfuck.

Catering to tourists or returning citizens will not be a prime focus of the US government. Hopefully, that will leave enough gaps for us to do what we need to do.

In the end, biology and evolution laugh at the plans of men.

My questions is, after one arrives back in the U.S of A, whos going to enforce the quarantine. ??

Anyone know where to get the Covid test in SJO with rapid results?

to answer that question, SL and Castillo are planning to have the test available to take for a fee.

Looking forward to any updated info on this.

My questions is, after one arrives back in the U.S of A, whos going to enforce the quarantine. ??
what are they going to do ,, visit your abode every day , put an ankle monitor on you.. again whos going to do it the local police?? US marshals? Health department?
I agree the lobbying the travel industry just geared up.
Thank God I live in Florida...

"When the government can take away your rights during an emergency, the government will create emergencies to take away your rights."
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