The United States has said it will maintain restrictions on international travel into the country, sidestepping European pressure, as cases of the Covid-19 Delta variant surge at home and around the world. "We will maintain existing travel restrictions at this point," White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki told reporters. "The more transmissible Delta variant is spreading both here and abroad," she said.
The Delta variant has contributed to a rise in Covid-19 cases in the US, overwhelmingly among unvaccinated people, and Ms Psaki said she expected the trend to continue "in the weeks ahead".
Asked how travel restrictions would help, Ms Psaki said: "Yes, it is the dominant variant in the United States. That doesn't mean that having more people