China lifts some COVID-19 customs requirements when entering the country

China’s General Administration of Customs announced on Thursday in a statement that it was no longer required to border travelers report certain information related to COVID-19, such as test results or previous infections, when clearing customs upon arrival in the country.

Travelers International travelers planning to enter China must deliver tests and other data related to the disease to the Asian country’s embassies abroad before boarding the flight.

China has a strict zero-tolerance policy for COVID-19 but has recently taken steps to make international travel easier and less onerous, such as shortening quarantine periods for travelers entering the country.

The news comes the day after the embassies Chinese in a number of countries of the world they will announce that they will again issue student visas to those who enter universities Asian country after more than two years.

Like all the people who enter China Students are currently returning to Asian giant they will have to remain in quarantine for at least seven days in a hotel paid for by themselves and appointed by the authorities.

For now, the country remains closed to international tourism.

zero covid policy

China has a very strict COVID-19 health policy that includes systematic quarantine for people who test positive and widespread and mandatory PCR tests.

Shanghai was closed for two months last spring due to the country’s largest outbreak in two years.

In early August, when the store became aware of a single contact case Ikeathe authorities tried to keep all the customers who were inside in order to quarantine them.

Videos widely shared on social media show numerous families locked in by closing glass doors. Other footage shows shoppers running out of an emergency exit at a store located in the Xuhui area. The security agents, surrounded by the crowd, try to keep the doors closed.

(EFE)