Following India, Italy, Japan and Taiwan, the United States on Wednesday announced entry restrictions on travelers from mainland China, Hong Kong and Macau. U.S. health officials announced that starting from January 5, all travelers aged two and above from mainland China, Hong Ko

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Following India, Italy, Japan and Taiwan, the United States announced on Wednesday (December 28) entry restrictions on travelers from mainland China, Hong Kong and Macau.

U.S. health officials announced that starting from January 5, all travelers aged two and above from mainland China, Hong Kong or Macau will be required to present proof of a negative test result within 48 hours before departure before they can enter the country.

A U.S. official said: "The international community is increasingly concerned about the emerging surge in COVID-19 cases in China and the lack of transparent data from China, including virus genome sequence data."

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin responded yesterday that epidemic prevention measures in various countries should be scientific and proportionate and should not affect normal personnel exchanges.

Australia's chief medical officer, Professor Paul Kelly, said Australia has decided not to screen inbound travelers from China for COVID-19 despite a surge in cases in China.

Professor Kelly said that Australia has a high level of vaccination and an adequate supply of antiviral drugs, and will not be affected by serious problems related to the new crown for the time being. He said the biggest concern right now is potential new variants.

In response to ABC Chinese’s inquiry, the Australian Ministry of Health stated that the Australian government continues to monitor the global situation and the current arrangements for inbound tourists remain unchanged.

Australian Prime Minister Albanese also stated that there are currently no changes to the entry requirements for Chinese travelers to Australia, but as more and more countries implement mandatory COVID-19 testing for Chinese travelers, the authorities will "monitor the situation."

Australia has completely canceled vaccination and COVID-19 testing requirements for international travelers entering the country starting in July this year. Prime Minister Albanese said this month that Australia would treat COVID-19 "like any other respiratory disease."

When the epidemic first broke out in early 2020, Australia was one of the first countries to impose entry restrictions on travelers from mainland China.

Since China announced on December 27 that it would cancel entry testing and quarantine requirements for international passengers from January 8 next year, and began to resume outbound travel for Chinese citizens, five countries have successively announced entry restrictions on Chinese tourists.

Japan: Starting from December 30, arrivals from China will need to be tested for COVID-19, and those with positive results will need to be quarantined for seven days. Japan also plans to restrict airlines from increasing flights to China.
India: Implementing mandatory testing for travelers from five countries, including Japan and China.
Italy: Mandating Chinese incoming passengers to undergo COVID-19 testing. It was reported that on Christmas Eve, when a flight from Beijing entered Milan, Italy, 62 of the 120 passengers on board were positive.

In addition, Hong Kong announced that starting from today (December 29), it will relax a number of epidemic prevention measures, including canceling vaccine passes, canceling gathering restrictions, close contacts no longer need to be quarantined, and overseas passengers no longer need to take nucleic acid tests when entering from the airport.

Searches for international flights have soared

Since December 27, searches for international flights in China have soared from very low levels, but some travel agencies say it will take several months for Chinese outbound travel to return to normal levels.

According to Chinese media reports, half an hour after the Chinese government announced the relaxation of entry and exit restrictions, online searches for outbound travel increased significantly. Traditional travel routes in Asia such as Hong Kong, Macau, Japan, and Singapore were popular searches, and Australia and New Zealand were also popular destinations.

Economists at Morgan Stanley expect economic growth to reach 5.4% in 2023 after the peak of infections caused by China's easing of restrictions, while economists at Goldman Sachs expect 5.2%.

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