Genetic sequencing of new variants is back in the spotlight as scientists and health officials grapple with assessing the risk of new COVID-19 variants emerging in 2023.
Medical personnel wait for passengers to alight from an Air China flight from Guangzhou in a COVID-19 testing area at Rome's Leonardo da Vinci international airport.Chinese state media criticised the decision by countries to impose mandatory COVID-19 tests for travellers from China who are now allowed to travel overseas for the first time since the pandemic began.
World Health Organization chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus called for greater transparency from Chinese officials on the pandemic situation in the country. A negative PCR test is required from travellers from China both before and after arrival in South Korea. Ms Meloni said the screening was likely to be less effective than if it was being done on a European level, as only people arriving on direct flights from China were being tested, not those with stopovers.
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