The state-run tabloid Global Times said in an article late on Thursday that the COVID-19 testing requirements imposed on travellers from China aimed to undermine the country’s reopening
Chinese state-media have railed against the growing number of foreign governments imposing COVID tests on travellers from China, calling the measures “discriminatory.”
tests for travellers from China over concerns about the scale of its COVID outbreak and skepticism over Beijing’s health statistics.“The real intention is to sabotage China’s three years of COVID-19 control efforts and attack the country’s system,” state-run tabloid Global Times said in an article late on Thursday, calling the restrictions “unfounded” and “discriminatory.”China will stop requiring inbound travellers to go into quarantine from Jan. 8.
“At a national level, we will implement airport controls requiring all passengers coming from China to show a negative COVID-19 test or proof of a full vaccination course,” Health Minister Carolina Darias said. The U.S. Center for Disease Control and Prevention is also considering sampling waste water from international aircraft to track any emerging new variants, the agency told Reuters.
A shipment of 11,500 doses of the BioNTech vaccine arrived last week, enough to give one shot each to half of the 20,000 or so German nationals residing in China. They say the elderly in rural areas may be particularly vulnerable because of inadequate medical resources. Next month’s Lunar New Year festival, when hundreds of millions travel to their home towns, will add to the risk.
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