WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued late Friday a decision to repeal a requirement for people traveling by plane from the United States that they test positive for COVID-19. This was a 17-month old rule.

The order signed by https://www.cdc.gov/quarantine/pdf/rescission-global-testing-order-p.pdf.pdf CDC Director Rochelle Walensky takes effect for flights departing to the United States from a foreign country at or after 12:01 a.mm ET (0400 GMT) Sunday, the agency said.