The restrictions comes amid fears the coronavirus surge in China could unleash a new variant on the world. 9News
China's “zero COVID” policies had kept China’s infection rate low but fuelled public frustration and crushed economic growth.The restrictions comes amid fears the coronavirus surge in China could unleash a new variant on the world..
“These data are critical to monitor the case surge effectively and decrease the chance for entry of a novel variant of concern,” the CDC said. But the CDC's action may be less about stopping a new variant from crossing US borders and more about increasing pressure on China to share more information, said Dr David Dowdy, an infectious disease epidemiologist at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, adding he hopes the restrictions "aren’t kept in place longer than they need to be.”“We have a whole lot of transmission of COVID-19 here within our borders already.
Japan will require a negative COVID-19 test upon arrival for travellers from China, and Malaysia announced new tracking and surveillance measures.Family members in protective gear collect the cremated remains of their loved one bundled with yellow cloth at a crematorium in Beijing, Saturday, Dec. 17, 2022.
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