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Authorities around the world are imposing or considering curbs on travelers from China as COVID-19 cases in the country surge following its relaxation of “zero-COVID” rules.
They cite a lack of information from China on variants and are concerned about a wave of infections. China has rejected criticism of its COVID data and said it expects future mutations to be potentially more transmissible but less severe.
Below is a list of regulations for travelers from China.
UNITED STATES
The United States will impose mandatory COVID-19 tests on travelers from China beginning on Jan. 5. All air passengers aged two and older will require a negative result from a test no more than two days before departure from China, Hong Kong or Macau. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention also said U.S. citizens should also reconsider travel to China, Hong Kong and Macau.
BRITAIN
The UK will require a pre-departure negative COVID-19 test from passengers from China as of Jan. 5, the Department of Health said on Friday.
FRANCE
France will require travelers from China to provide a negative COVID test result less than 48 hours before departure, the health and transport ministries said on Friday.
From Jan. 1, France will also carry out random PCR COVID tests upon arrival on some travelers coming from China, a government official told reporters.
