The US, Japan, India and Italy are among the handful of nations tightening measures for visitors from the world’s second-biggest economy amid fears of new Covid wave.
« : »Several places around the world have imposed curbs on travellers from China amid a Covid-19 surge after Beijing relaxed strict zero-Covid measures. They cite a lack of information from China on variants and are concerned about a wave of infections. China has rejected criticism of its statistics and said it expects future mutations to be potentially more virulent but less severe. Below is a list of rules for travellers from China: United States The US will impose mandatory Covid-19 tests on travellers from China beginning on January 5. All air passengers 2 and older will require a negative result from a test no more than two days before departure from mainland China, Hong Kong or Macau. The Centres for Disease Control and Prevention also said Americans should also reconsider travel to China, Hong Kong and Macau. India The country has mandated a Covid-19 negative test report for travellers arriving from China, Japan, South Korea, Hong Kong and Thailand, the health minister said. Passengers from those countries will be put under quarantine if they showed symptoms of Covid-19 or tested positive. As Singapore, Malaysia cheer return of China tourists, Japan and India recoil Japan Japan will require a negative Covid-19 test upon arrival for travellers from mainland China. Those who test positive will be required to quarantine for seven days.
