Biden to reimpose COVID-19 travel ban that Trump lifted in final days

President Joe Biden will reimpose the COVID-19 travel ban that former President Trump had lifted with less than 48 hours left in his presidency, a White House official confirmed to CBS News.

On January 18, the Trump administration announced that it would be lifting some of the travel ban restrictions that were put in effect in March.

Effective January 26, the Trump administration said it would be removing restrictions on travel from Brazil, the U.K.

Biden White House press secretary Jen Psaki immediately tweeted that the incoming administration did not intend to abide by the change.

"With the pandemic worsening, and more contagious variants emerging around the world, this is not the time to be lifting restrictions on international travel," Psaki wrote

The White House official with direct knowledge of the action also said Sunday that the Centers for Disease Control will not consider granting temporary waivers to airlines to exempt countries with limited COVID testing capacity

A White House official also confirmed to CBS News that CDC director Rochelle Walensky will sign a separate order on Monday that will require masks on all airplanes, trains, subways, ferries, buses and ride share services like Uber and Lyft.