Travellers stroll with their baggage at Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport amid a wave of the coronavirus illness (COVID-19) infections, in Chengdu, Sichuan province, China December 30, 2022. (REUTERS)
Qatar on Monday required all vacationers from China to current damaging COVID-19 exams earlier than coming into the nation.
An announcement by the Health Ministry mentioned the brand new regulation might be utilized whatever the traveler’s vaccination standing and that the take a look at should be taken inside 48 hours forward of departure to the Gulf nation.
Several international locations, together with the United States, Australia, Japan, France, Spain, Italy and South Korea took comparable measures on arrivals from China.
Last week, Morocco turned the primary nation to ban the entry of vacationers from China as of Jan. 3.
China sees a dramatic enhance in COVID-19 infections after it rapidly terminated its “Zero COVID” coverage, which repeatedly floor the nation’s financial system to a halt resulting from extreme restrictions on public life.
World Health Organization chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus mentioned final month he was “very concerned” in regards to the “evolving situation in China with increasing reports of severe disease.”
