Some countries announced new Covid testing requirements for visitors from China after the mainland said it would finally relax border controls.
Testing has decreased across China and it's unclear what variants are circulating on the mainland because genomic surveillance data is also limited, a federal health official told reporters.For the month of January, all travelers from mainland China via direct flight or boat will need toThose who test positive can quarantine at home, the notice said., even if just transiting, the European country's health minister said Wednesday.
The minister said the country would also conduct virus sequencing, but did not say what would happen to travelers who tested positive.quarantine in designated buildings, Reuters reported.Australia is not adding restrictions to visitors from China, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said Thursday, according to an officialAlbanese said Australia would monitor circumstances in China and other countries, as well as take "appropriate advice" from health experts.
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