Reports say that China’s hospitals and funeral homes have been overwhelmed as the virus spreads.
Los Angeles:
The US government may impose new COVID-19 measures on travelers from China to the United States, US officials said Tuesday, amid concerns about a “lack of transparent data” coming from Beijing.
The move comes after Japan, India and Malaysia announced in the past 24 hours to increase restrictions on travelers arriving from China, citing rising infections.
Japan has said it will require a negative COVID-19 test upon arrival for travelers from China. Malaysia took additional tracking and monitoring measures.
“There are growing concerns in the international community over the ongoing COVID-19 surge in China and the lack of transparent data, including viral genomic sequence data,” the officials said, using the initials of the People’s Republic of China. China.
Some hospitals and funeral homes in China have been overwhelmed as the virus has spread largely unchecked in the country of 1.4 billion people.
Official figures, however, show only one Covid death in the seven days to Monday, raising doubts about the government’s figures among health experts and residents. The numbers are inconsistent with the post-reopening experience of countries with very low populations.
China said on Monday it would stop requiring inbound travelers to go into quarantine starting January 8 in a major step towards easing restrictions at its borders, which have been largely closed since 2020.
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