Dec. 27 (UPI) — The Chinese government said it will not quarantine travelers upon arrival to its mainland starting Jan. 8 in another big step to unwind its “zero-COVID” lockdown policies.
Those traveling to mainland China since March 2020 have been required to quarantine in a designated hotel for 14 days. China’s National Health Commission on Monday announced the lifting of that mandate.
The government said it will also end tracking close contacts of COVID-19 patients, stop the designation of the coronavirus risk areas and cancel COVID-19 measures that hampered imports.
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Dec. 28 (UPI) — Travelers from mainland China, Hong Kong and Macau will need to submit a negative COVID-19 test before entering the United States starting Jan. 5, the Biden administration announced on Wednesday.
The new requirement comes as China is again gripped in another COVID-19 surge, reporting more than 250 million positive cases in the first 20 days of December.
Under the new rule, travelers older than 2 must submit a negative COVID-19 test taken within two days of departing for the United States. Nationality and vaccination status will not have any bearing on whether a test must be provided.
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