President Joe Biden said Thursday his COVID response team is reviewing U.S. travel restrictions that bar visitors from the European Union and could announce changes in the coming days.
Biden’s remarks come amid mounting frustration in European capitals about the ongoing U.S. travel ban, and German Chancellor Angela Merkel pressed Biden on the issue in a private meeting in the Oval Office on Thursday.
“It’s in process now,” Biden said. ” And I’ll be able to answer that question … within the next several days.” He said he is waiting to hear the White House’s COVID advisers “as to when that (lifting the travel ban) should be done.”