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Dear Colleagues, Your safety and knowledge of current travel protocols are of utmost importance to us during this time of uncertainty and changing requirements due the COVID-19 pandemic. The Omicron variant of COVID-19, which has now been identified in the U.S., has prompted the federal government to revise entry requirements for international travelers and extended the federal masking mandate. All international travelers (regardless of citizenship and vaccination status) with a flight departing to the U.S. from a foreign country on or after Dec. 6, 2021, will be required to present (prior to boarding of the flight) negative results from a COVID-19 test taken no more than one day before travel. The federal mask mandate has also been extended through March 18, 2022, for air, rail, and public transportation. Additional details are available on the CDC website at: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/travelers/testing-international-air-travelers.html<https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cdc.gov%2Fcoronavirus%2F2019-ncov%2Ftravelers%2Ftesting-international-air-travelers.html&data=04%7C01%7C%7Caf7e4c95153845b069b608d9b8ea5ae4%7C17f1a87e2a254eaab9df9d439034b080%7C0%7C0%7C637744138947010568%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&sdata=avIn8uVBloMZNXEXjm4A5rNKb%2BhuiLlbtSgWGsN4jrU%3D&reserved=0>. For questions related to COVID-19 testing, vaccination, quarantine, or return from travel guidance/requirements, please reach out to UConn Human Resources Department at [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>. For questions related to work travel, please contact UConn Travel Services at [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>. People with questions about international travel are advised to reach out to UConn Global Affairs at [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>. Thanks, UConn Travel Team