Coronavirus Disease 2019 Information for Travel

Travelers from Countries with Widespread Sustained (Ongoing) Transmission Arriving in the United States

To slow the spread of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) into the United States, CDC is working with state and local public health partners to implement after-travel health precautions.

Depending on your travel history, you will be asked to stay home for a period of 14 days from the time you left an area with widespread or ongoing community spread (Level 3 Travel Health Notice).

Travelers from China and Iran Arriving in the United States

1. Foreign nationals who have visited China or Iran in the past 14 days may not enter the United States.

2. American citizens, lawful permanent residents, and their families who have been in China or Iran in the past 14 days will be allowed to enter the United States, but will be redirected to one of 11 airports to undergo health screening. Depending on their health and travel history, they will have some level of restrictions on their movements for 14 days from the time they left China or Iran.

If you are in the second group above and are traveling to the United States:

Your travel will be redirected to one of 11 U.S. airports where CDC has quarantine stations.

You will be asked about your health and travel.

Your health will be screened for fever, cough, or trouble breathing.

Depending on your health and travel history:

You will have some restrictions on your movement for a period of 14 days from the time you left China or Iran.

These actions are being taken to protect your health, the health of other travelers and the health of U.S. communities.