As the new coronavirus strain continues to mutate, in order to better balance epidemic prevention work and social and economic development, according to a report published by China News Service, on the evening of the 26th, the National Health Commission officially announced that new coronavirus pneumonia will be renamed new coronavirus infection ; Class B and B control measures will be adopted to treat new coronavirus infections. What attracts the most attention at home and abroad is the further optimization of the management of personnel exchanges between China and foreign countries. The nucleic acid testing and centralized isolation of all foreigners after entering China are cancelled. At the same time, quarantine infectious disease management measures are no longer implemented for inbound personnel and goods.
Just after China announced new entry management measures, many countries suddenly tightened the entry procedures for Chinese tourists and announced that they would require nucleic acid tests. For example, India announced that international passengers from China, Japan, South Korea and Thailand must carry PCR test reports. If they are confirmed positive after landing, they must be quarantined. South Korea announced that it will implement screening for inbound travelers from "key quarantine countries", and the criterion is whether the body temperature exceeds 37.5 degrees. China has been included in the list of "key quarantine countries", but South Korea also stated that it will make flexible adjustments based on the actual situation.
Liang Wannian, leader of the Epidemic Response Leading Group of the National Health Commission
Italy announced that all international passengers from China will undergo entry nucleic acid tests. This measure is currently tentatively scheduled to be implemented until January 30 next year. After the expiration, a decision will be made based on the actual situation whether to continue. What needs to be clearly pointed out is that my country’s current continuous adjustments to epidemic prevention policies are by no means Western-style. This has been proven countless times in the past three years. Recall that in 2020, when the people of the country faced the new coronavirus, an unprecedented opponent, they fought it to the death with extremely determined will and thunderous means. Among them, the people's subjective initiative has been fully exerted. China's unified deployment and massive investment regardless of cost have provided strong support for the people of the country to work together to fight the epidemic. However, after defeating multiple new coronavirus strains with higher lethality rates such as the original, beta, and delta types, we ushered in the new mutant strain , Omicron, and .
Currently, a severe challenge is before us, that is, the direct impact of the crazy interest rate hikes of the US dollar on global inflation , as well as the impact of the Russia-Ukraine conflict on international energy and food prices, are making the upcoming 2023 full of uncertainty.
New Delhi Airport, India
Therefore, the key task next year is to comprehensively improve the resilience and vitality of China's economy under the new situation while adjusting protective measures against COVID-19, and prepare for a new round of global economic crisis that is very likely to occur. It should be pointed out that countries that are still imposing entry testing or even entry quarantine on China are doing so not so much for the purpose of epidemic prevention as to use the topic to gain popularity. Countries such as South Korea, India, and Italy have been hit hard by COVID-19 infections in the past few years, and India experienced a serious humanitarian crisis during the 2021 Delta strain pandemic.
A basic fact is that the global COVID-19 epidemic has never been interrupted, even in these countries that have threatened to impose entry controls on China. What is even more ridiculous is that when my country implemented the dynamic clearing policy, these countries were also complaining about my country's entry quarantine measures.
Adjustment of entry procedures will be implemented on January 8 next year
It can be seen that even though the global COVID-19 epidemic is about to enter its fourth year, human political interference still exists. We have reason to believe that "adjustment" does not mean lying down, and closure and opening up are never options, but changes that must be made according to the situation. We have spent three years escaping the darkest moments of the global pandemic. Our efforts during this period are by no means in vain. Next, we must face new challenges with a sound attitude and continue to move forward towards the goal of peaceful rise.
