Chinese media Swipe ports countries for Enforcement of COVID-19 tests on Travelers from China, calling them “discriminatory. “
Having kept all of its borders except shut for Three years, strict regimen of Relentless lockdowns and testing, Beijing has suddenly reversed course on living with virus on December 7, the infection spread rapidly in recent weeks.
South Korea and Spain on Friday joined growth list of countriesincluding the United States, India and others, which have mandated COVID-19 tests for Traveler from China over Concerns about scale of The spread of the Covid-19 virus and skepticism over Beijing health statistics.
Malaysia said it would check all international Access for activity.
“the real Intent to subvert China three years of efforts to control COVID-19 and attack The state system,” Country-run The Global Times said in Late article on Thursday, calling the restrictions “baseless” and “discriminatory. “
China will stop requiring inbound travelers to enter quarantine from January 8, but will continue to do so demand PCR negative test result within 48 hours before leaving.
Senior Chinese health officials held a video conference with World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday and exchange views on the current said the Chinese National Health Commission in statement without going into further details.
WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said earlier in which day organization essential more information to evaluate latest lunges; in infections in China, without taking a stand on the issue of travel tests.
the exams
not everything countries They impose tests. members of the European Union, in Especially, split.
Over the past A few days, officials in France, Germany and Portugal said they did not see it need for right Now for new restrictions, while Austria emphasized economic benefits of The return of Chinese tourists to Europe.
The global spending was by the Chinese visitors worth more From $250 billion a year before the epidemic.
Acting one day after European Union health officials failed to agree on joint cycle of Work, Spain followed Italy lead to become second of The bloc’s 27 members will need to be tested for Traveler from China.
“in a national level, we will implement the airport controls Requiring all passengers arriving from China to show COVID-19 negative test or proof of a full Vaccination course “, said Minister of Health Carolina Daria.
EU health experts are expected to hold a crisis response meeting next week, according to an EU source.
Meanwhile, the European Union’s health chief, Stella Kyriakides, has written to the union’s health ministers suggesting they expand immediately. up Genetic sequence of COVID-19 infection and monitoring of Sewage, including from airports, to detect any new Variables given the virus increase in China.
US Center for Disease control and prevention also Consider taking samples from wastewater international Planes to track any emerging new The agency told Reuters.
The United States has raised concerns about potential mutations of The virus is sweeping through the world’s most populous country, as well over Data transparency in China.
Meanwhile, the COVID-19 vaccine campaign for German citizens in China has begun to experiment phaseGerman ambassador in Beijing, Patricia Flor said on Twitter.
a shipment of 11,500 doses of The BioNTech vaccine has arrived last A week, that’s enough give one They shot all of them half of 20,000 or so German citizens reside in China.
excess mortality
lift of restrictions in China after widespread protests against they in November, hospitals and funerals are overwhelmed homes across the country, with view of people on Drip in roadside vein lines of Hears outside fueling cremation public interest.
Health experts say China has found itself unprepared by this shift in Policies that President Xi Jinping has advocated for a long time.
Old people say in Rural areas may be particularly at risk of Insufficient medical resources. Lunar New Year Festival next month, when hundreds attended of millions Travel to their hometown, will add to me risk.
China is a country of 1.4 billion peoplementioned one new COVID-19 death on Thursday, the same as the previous day – numbers that don’t match the experience of else countries after reopening.
UK-based health data company Airfinity said on Thursdays around 9,000 people in Maybe China dying every day of COVID-19. Cumulative deaths in China since December 1st probably reached 100,000, with She said that the total number of injuries reached 18.6 million.
China’s chief epidemiologist Wu Zunyu said on Thursday that the difference between the figure of Death cases in the current Waved of infections and death rate for same period in Epidemic-free years will be studied to calculate “excess deaths” and measure any estimate lower than expected of deaths from COVID-19.
Chinese media Swipe ports countries for Enforcement of COVID-19 tests on Travelers from China, calling them “discriminatory. “
Having kept all of its borders except shut for Three years, strict regimen of Relentless lockdowns and testing, Beijing has suddenly reversed course on living with virus on December 7, the infection spread rapidly in recent weeks.
South Korea and Spain on Friday joined growth list of countriesincluding the United States, India and others, which have mandated COVID-19 tests for Traveler from China over Concerns about scale of The spread of the Covid-19 virus and skepticism over Beijing health statistics.
Malaysia said it would check all international Access for activity.
“the real Intent to subvert China three years of efforts to control COVID-19 and attack The state system,” Country-run The Global Times said in Late article on Thursday, calling the restrictions “baseless” and “discriminatory. “
China will stop requiring inbound travelers to enter quarantine from January 8, but will continue to do so demand PCR negative test result within 48 hours before leaving.
Senior Chinese health officials held a video conference with World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday and exchange views on the current said the Chinese National Health Commission in statement without going into further details.
WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said earlier in which day organization essential more information to evaluate latest lunges; in infections in China, without taking a stand on the issue of travel tests.
the exams
not everything countries They impose tests. members of the European Union, in Especially, split.
Over the past A few days, officials in France, Germany and Portugal said they did not see it need for right Now for new restrictions, while Austria emphasized economic benefits of The return of Chinese tourists to Europe.
The global spending was by the Chinese visitors worth more From $250 billion a year before the epidemic.
Acting one day after European Union health officials failed to agree on joint cycle of Work, Spain followed Italy lead to become second of The bloc’s 27 members will need to be tested for Traveler from China.
“in a national level, we will implement the airport controls Requiring all passengers arriving from China to show COVID-19 negative test or proof of a full Vaccination course “, said Minister of Health Carolina Daria.
EU health experts are expected to hold a crisis response meeting next week, according to an EU source.
Meanwhile, the European Union’s health chief, Stella Kyriakides, has written to the union’s health ministers suggesting they expand immediately. up Genetic sequence of COVID-19 infection and monitoring of Sewage, including from airports, to detect any new Variables given the virus increase in China.
US Center for Disease control and prevention also Consider taking samples from wastewater international Planes to track any emerging new The agency told Reuters.
The United States has raised concerns about potential mutations of The virus is sweeping through the world’s most populous country, as well over Data transparency in China.
Meanwhile, the COVID-19 vaccine campaign for German citizens in China has begun to experiment phaseGerman ambassador in Beijing, Patricia Flor said on Twitter.
a shipment of 11,500 doses of The BioNTech vaccine has arrived last A week, that’s enough give one They shot all of them half of 20,000 or so German citizens reside in China.
excess mortality
lift of restrictions in China after widespread protests against they in November, hospitals and funerals are overwhelmed homes across the country, with view of people on Drip in roadside vein lines of Hears outside fueling cremation public interest.
Health experts say China has found itself unprepared by this shift in Policies that President Xi Jinping has advocated for a long time.
Old people say in Rural areas may be particularly at risk of Insufficient medical resources. Lunar New Year Festival next month, when hundreds attended of millions Travel to their hometown, will add to me risk.
China is a country of 1.4 billion peoplementioned one new COVID-19 death on Thursday, the same as the previous day – numbers that don’t match the experience of else countries after reopening.
UK-based health data company Airfinity said on Thursdays around 9,000 people in Maybe China dying every day of COVID-19. Cumulative deaths in China since December 1st probably reached 100,000, with She said that the total number of injuries reached 18.6 million.
China’s chief epidemiologist Wu Zunyu said on Thursday that the difference between the figure of Death cases in the current Waved of infections and death rate for same period in Epidemic-free years will be studied to calculate “excess deaths” and measure any estimate lower than expected of deaths from COVID-19.