British Airways, Delta Airlines and Virgin Atlantic have agreed to test passengers for a new Covid-19 strain before they board a flight to the John F Kennedy airport, after a request by New York Governor Andrew Cuomo. Cuomo asked the airlines to take the step to keep New York free of the highly contagious Covid-19 variant. So far, more than 40 countries have banned incoming passengers from the UK.
No mention of whether flights to Newark are being tested. If so, what is the point? In any case, as he notes, it is probably just for show and the strain is here already.