The New Zealand government said on Wednesday it would not require travellers from China to produce a negative COVID-19 test, bucking a trend that has seen a number of nations implement such measures as cases surge in China.
Travellers walk with their luggage at Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport amid a wave of the coronavirus disease infections, in Chengdu, Sichuan province, China December 30, 2022. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang
WELLINGTON, Jan 4 - The New Zealand government said on Wednesday it would not require travellers from China to produce a negative COVID-19 test, bucking a trend that has seenNew Zealand's COVID-19 minister, Ayesha Verrall, said in a statement that a public health risk assessment had concluded visitors from China would not contribute significantly to the number of cases in the country.
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