New Jersey Adds Virus Measures For UK Travelers

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FILE - New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy speaks during a news conference after witnessing the first coronavirus vaccinations at University Hospital's COVID-19 vaccine clinic at Rutgers New Jersey Medical School in Newark, N.J., Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2020. Murphy used his final coronavirus on Wednesday, Dec. 23, briefing before Christmas to urge New Jerseyans not to gather with extended family during the holiday as a means of limiting the spread of the virus. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)

TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — United Airlines travelers to New Jersey’s Newark Liberty Airport from the United Kingdom will have to show a negative COVID-19 test beginning next week.

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New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy and United Airlines announced Thursday that the restriction goes into effect Monday. All United fliers with flights originating in the U.K. will have to present proof of a negative test obtained within 72 hours of departure.

The measure is being taken to curb the spread of a new strain of the coronavirus that has surfaced in the U.K.

The restriction doesn’t apply to travelers originating from outside the U.K. who connect to a Newark-bound flight in London.


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