The Washington Post is reporting this morning that the Biden administration is considering a new mandate that all travelers to the United States — including American citizens — must quarantine for 7 days regardless of vaccination status or a negative test result:
New from WaPo: Biden admin debating a winter COVID strategy proposal to require all travelers entering the U.S., including U.S. citizens, to self quarantine for 7 days even if they tested negative. Fines and penalties possible for those who don’t.
LINK: https://t.co/AJVHNDpzlG pic.twitter.com/yGDROQqlUF— Bill Melugin (@BillFOXLA) December 1, 2021
Even worse? They admit the mandate is unenforceable and that up to 75% of people will just ignore it anyway:
As a practical matter, state and local health departments are unlikely to be able to enforce requirements for additional testing and any self-quarantines once travelers arrive in the United States. More than 200,000 people arrived by plane daily in November, a figure that does not include travel over the Thanksgiving holiday, federal authorities said.
Even if only a quarter of those travelers comply with the requirements,however, it would make a difference by allowing for more prompt detection and isolation of at least some infected people who might be able to spread the virus, said public health experts.
“If you consider over 200,000 people a day [arriving in the United States], even 50,000 would help” determine the extent of spread, one of the three federal health officials said in a text message.
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“This sure sounds like a back door lockdown”:
This sure sounds like a back door lockdown https://t.co/CFsQPaLPnK pic.twitter.com/q621UibwpZ
— Stephen L. Miller (@redsteeze) December 1, 2021
Of course, illegal immigrants will be exempt from the mandate:
So, the Biden Administration is going to place harsher rules on VACCINATED AMERICAN CITIZENS than unvaccinated illegal immigrants?https://t.co/x0Ea88mg5d
— Pradheep J. Shanker (@Neoavatara) December 1, 2021
Yeah, it’s not going to fly:
Glenn Greenwald @ggreenwald reacts to the possibility that the Biden admin will require travellers entering the US to quarantine for 7 days. pic.twitter.com/e2Hd5u41KZ
— The Post Millennial (@TPostMillennial) December 1, 2021
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