Currently, arriving passengers must quarantine for five days at a hotel, followed by three days at home. 9News
quarantine requirement for passengers arriving from abroad starting January 8, the National Health Commission announced Monday in the latest easing of the country’s once-strict virus-control measures.
The scrapping of the quarantine requirement is a major step toward fully reopening travel with the rest of the world, which the government severely curtailed in a bid to keep the virus out.The restrictions have prevented most of the nation's population from travelling abroad, limited face-to-face diplomatic exchanges and sharply reduced the number of foreigners in China for work and study.
People coming to China will still need a negative virus test 48 hours before departure and passengers will be required to wear protective masks on board, an online post from the health commission said. The move followed rare public protests against the restrictions, which have slowed the economy, putting people out of work and driving restaurants and shops out of business.
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