The Chinese government has blasted COVID-19 testing requirements imposed on passengers from China and threatened countermeasures against countries involved, which include the U.S. and several European nations.
Sweden's Public Health Agency said Tuesday that it had urged the government to require travelers from China to present a recent negative COVID-19 test.The statement from the agency comes as Sweden, which has taken over EU's rotating presidency, has called a meeting of the EU's crisis management mechanism for Wednesday in Brussels, where travel restrictions will be discussed with the aim of agreeing on a common line.
Chinese health officials said last week that they had submitted data to GISAID, a global platform for sharing coronavirus data.The versions of the virus fueling infections in China"closely resemble" those that have been seen in different parts of the world between July and December, GISAID said Monday.
A passenger wearing a face shield and mask amid the COVID-19 pandemic boards a domestic flight at Shanghai Pudong International Airport in Shanghai, China, January 3, 2023.Dr. Gagandeep Kang, who studies viruses in the Christian Medical College of Vellore in India, said that the information from China, albeit limited, seemed to suggest that"the pattern was holding" and that there wasn't any sign of a worrisome variant emerging.
Mao, the Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson, said that health authorities had recently held a video conference with the WHO to exchange views on the current COVID situation, medical treatment, vaccination and other technical issues, and agreed to continue technical exchanges to help end the pandemic as soon as possible.A senior Hong Kong official also criticized the steps taken by some other countries.
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