Several European, Asian states join a growing number of nations imposing restrictions on arrivals from China as the country battles a wave of fresh Covid-19 infections
A growing number of countries have imposed restrictions on visitors from China after Beijing's decision to end mandatory quarantine on arrival prompted many to book travel plans.
"Until the February next year, those entering from China will be required to undergo a Covid test before and after their arrivals," Seoul's Prime Minister Han Duck-soo said on Friday. Seoul's decision joins a list of growing countries — including Spain, Italy, Malaysia, Japan, India, and the United States — who have announced their own measures, which they say are a bid to avoid importing new coronavirus variants from China.Malaysia also said on Friday that it will screen all inbound travellers for fever and test wastewater from aircraft arriving from China for Covid-19.
"China has always been publishing information on Covid-19 deaths and severe cases in the spirit of openness and transparency," said Jiao Yahui from the National Health Commission told reporters.
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