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Israeli ministers Monday agreed to ban travel to the United States, Canada and eight other countries amid the rapid, global spread of the omicron variant.

A new variant, named B.1.1.529, was named a “variant of concern” by the World Health Organization and given the name “omicron” from the letter in the Greek alphabet.

The world is racing to contain a new coronavirus variant that is potentially more dangerous than the one that has fueled waves of infection on nearly every continent

The U.S. is now allowing international visitors again as the Biden administration lifted its pandemic travel ban on more than 30 countries.

Connecticut’s COVID-19 travel advisory, that long required travelers quarantine or test negative after traveling to or from coronavirus hotspot states, will become recommended guidance on March 19, instead of a requirement, Gov. Ned Lamont announced Thursday. Since Dec. 19, the mandated travel advisory applied to all travelers, both national and international, entering Connecticut from any location with the exception of…

Do the COVID-19 vaccines reduce the spread of the coronavirus or just hospitalizations? Will you need to get it every year? And can you get by with just one dose? These are just a few of the lingering questions we’ve heard as COVID-19 vaccines roll out across the country. LX News spoke to Dr. Richard Novak, chief of infectious diseases...

President Joe Biden’s repeal of the Trump administration’s travel ban for several Muslim-majority nations brought a sigh of relief from those affected.

Governor Ned Lamont announced four additional cases of the coronavirus U.K. variant has been discovered in the state Monday, bringing the total to 8. The news comes on the heels of new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines set to go into effect on Tuesday. The hope and goal behind the restrictions is to halt any new variants of…

President Joe Biden planned to sign 17 executive orders during his first hours in office, undoing his predecessor’s policies on immigration and energy.  He also planned to sign a number of orders dealing with the pandemic, which state leaders on both sides of the aisle said should be his number one priority. “I do think President Biden is right focusing…

Connecticut’s political leaders said Wednesday that President Biden’s agenda will be good for Connecticut.

Travelers returning or visiting Connecticut are required to fill out a travel health form if they have traveled to one of the 31 states a part of the state’s travel advisory.

The European Union reopened its borders on Tuesday for tourists from a list of 14 approved countries. The United States was excluded from the list of approved countries as U.S. states battle a spike of coronavirus.

Vice President Pence announced on Saturday that the travel restrictions from Europe will be expanded to include the U.K. and Ireland, effect Monday night at midnight. Americans abroad will still be able to return to the United States and are encouraged to return home and self-quarantine.

Under the restrictions, American citizens, green card holders and others are still allowed to return home to the U.S., but will be funneled to 13 airports and be subjected to health screenings and quarantine orders.

A Connecticut man living in New York says he was waiting to board a flight to Sweden Wednesday evening when friends started texting and calling him. President Donald Trump had just announced a 30-day travel ban for flights from Europe.

The United States snapped to attention on Wednesday about the toll of the new coronavirus that is spreading quickly through the country.

The White House is considering dramatically expanding its much-litigated travel ban to additional countries amid a renewed election-year focus on immigration by President Donald Trump, according to six people familiar with the deliberations. A document outlining the plans — timed to coincide with the third anniversary of Trump’s January 2017 executive order — has been circulating the White House. But…

The lawsuits are aimed at obtaining waivers, which are supposed to help family members make it past the ban and to the United States. Lawyers say the complaints have helped people who can afford to hire attorneys. But they don’t do anything for thousands of others still waiting.

Yousuf Abdelfatah already knows the answer he’ll give about his race on the 2020 census questionnaire will be wrong. He’s an Arab American, but the only race options on the census are white, black, Asian and categories for American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander. Reluctantly, Abdelfatah will mark white. “If you look at me, my skin is darker,...

Venezuela’s National Guard fired tear gas on opposition activists at a barricaded border bridge to Colombia on Saturday, and two protesters were killed near the border in Brazil, as the opposition tried to execute a high-risk plan to deliver humanitarian aid over the obstinate refusal of President Nicolas Maduro. Opposition leader Juan Guaido pulled himself onto a semitruck and shook...