Multiple countries have imposed testing and other restrictions on Chinese travellers ahead of a planned border reopening next week
From Jan. 5, Canada will require arrivals from China, Hong Kong and Macao to provide a negative COVID-19 test taken within 48 hours of departure. Japan, South Korea, the United States and the United Kingdom are among other nations with similar requirements, and the majority of the 27-country European Union is poised to follow suit within days, according to a spokesman for the bloc.
According to Chinese state media, health officials said the country has never stopped monitoring prevailing variants in this country, and would not let new variants go unreported. On Tuesday, Chinese scientists also met privately with representatives of the World Health Organization to brief them on the current situation, amid growing pressure from the body.
Bookings for flights have surged in China as the country prepares to lift quarantine requirements from Jan. 8, reopening borders that have been closed for most of the pandemic. And while some countries are wary of new variants, others are champing at the bit to see the return of Chinese tourists.
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