BEIJING: China on Tuesday reduced the length of mandatory quarantine for incoming travelers, in the biggest relaxation of entry restrictions after sticking to a rigid zero. covid Policy throughout the pandemic.
The new guideline reduces the period of mandatory quarantine for foreign travelers to seven days and three more home surveillance – a steep drop from around 21 days of quarantine and home surveillance.
China closed its international borders at the start of the pandemic and the number of international flights is still restricted in an effort to reduce cases of “imported” virus as the pandemic spreads elsewhere.
Since then foreign arrivals have faced weeks of strict surveillance and costly quarantine in hotels and designated centres.
Under the latest COVID prevention and control policy guidelines announced by national health commission And this state CouncilInbound travelers entering China will now only have to be centrally quarantined for seven days.
Starting in April, a growing number of “pilot” cities have already reduced the mandatory centralized quarantine for foreign travelers to 10 days. Beijing Easing the quarantine last month as well.
However, rare international flights are often subject to cancellations, as Beijing operates a “circuit breaker” system where routes are temporarily canceled when enough positive passengers are discovered on board.
According to the latest guidelines, the new quarantine requirement also applies to people identified as close contacts inside China, where a strict quarantine is imposed on communities with positive cases.
The new guideline reduces the period of mandatory quarantine for foreign travelers to seven days and three more home surveillance – a steep drop from around 21 days of quarantine and home surveillance.
China closed its international borders at the start of the pandemic and the number of international flights is still restricted in an effort to reduce cases of “imported” virus as the pandemic spreads elsewhere.
Since then foreign arrivals have faced weeks of strict surveillance and costly quarantine in hotels and designated centres.
Under the latest COVID prevention and control policy guidelines announced by national health commission And this state CouncilInbound travelers entering China will now only have to be centrally quarantined for seven days.
Starting in April, a growing number of “pilot” cities have already reduced the mandatory centralized quarantine for foreign travelers to 10 days. Beijing Easing the quarantine last month as well.
However, rare international flights are often subject to cancellations, as Beijing operates a “circuit breaker” system where routes are temporarily canceled when enough positive passengers are discovered on board.
According to the latest guidelines, the new quarantine requirement also applies to people identified as close contacts inside China, where a strict quarantine is imposed on communities with positive cases.