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Hong Kong eyeing Jan 8 to resume cross-border travel with mainland China

Hong Kong is working to resume quarantine-free travel with mainland China by as early as Jan. 8, Chief Secretary Eric Chan Kwok-ki said in a Facebook post on Sunday.

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Morocco to Ban Travelers from China over Covid

Morocco said Saturday it will ban entry to all travelers from China, where cases of Covid-19 have exploded. Several other nations have said they will require negative Covid tests for all travelers from mainland China. But the Moroccan foreign ministry said in a statement that authorities in the North African…

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Canada, Australia impose COVID rules on travelers from China

Australia and Canada have joined a growing list of countries requiring travelers from China to take a COVID-19 test prior to boarding their flight, as China battles a nationwide outbreak of the coronavirus after abruptly easing restrictions that were in place for much of the pandemic

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More Countries Roll Out China Traveler Checks

Travelers from China now face restrictions when entering more than a dozen countries as concern grows over its surge in Covid-19 cases. China on Sunday reported more than 5,100 new infections and one death linked to Covid out of its population of 1.4 billion. Last month, Beijing abruptly began dismantling…

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More countries roll out China traveller checks amid Covid surge

BEIJING: Travellers from China now face restrictions when entering more than a dozen countries as concern grows over its surge in Covid-19 cases, with Australia the latest to demand a negative test before arrival.

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Factbox-Countries requiring COVID tests for China travellers

Authorities around the world are still imposing or considering curbs on travellers from China after COVID-19 cases surged there following its relaxation of "zero-COVID" rules. China has rejected criticism of its COVID data and said severe cases have fallen and its current surge of infections is nearing an end.

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Australia to require negative COVID tests for travellers from China

Australia said on Sunday that travellers from China will have to provide negative COVID-19 test results from Jan. 5, joining a growing number of nations that have implemented similar restrictions as cases surge in China.

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COVID test required of arrivals from China

Travellers from China will need to undergo mandatory testing for COVID-19 before boarding a flight to Australia, the health minister has announced.

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Australian government announces COVID-19 testing requirements for travellers from China from January 5

Australia is to introduce COVID-19 test requirements for arrivals from China — after skyrocketing COVID-19 case numbers — joining a range of other countries, including the United Kingdom, the United States and France.

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COVID-19-mutation risk drives rush to test travelers from China

COVID-19 testing requirements for passengers traveling from China highlight mounting concerns about the potential for undetected new strains of the virus spawned by the country’s burgeoning outbreak.

Tribune News Service

Morocco to ban arrivals from China over COVID surge

Morocco will impose a ban on people arriving from China, whatever their nationality, from Jan. 3 to avert any new wave of coronavirus infections, the foreign ministry said on Saturday.

Reuters

China arrivals to skip virus testing

The Covid-19 screening test for arrivals from China at their points of entry might not be necessary for the time being although their vaccination documents will be checked, say communicable disease experts.

Bangkok Post

USA brings back covid travel rules amid soaring cases

The UK Foreign Office has updated its guidance for people travelling to the USA

Liverpool Echo

Spain changes covid travel rules amid surging cases as officials vow to 'act fast' this time

Just months ago, health bosses across Europe dropped most Covid restrictions in relation to travel, in a bid to reboot the industry heading into the summer months

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Covid tests for arrivals from China defended by Tory health committee chairman

Tory MP Steve Brine said the measures were only necessary because Chinese authorities would not share data with other countries.

Tribune News Service

China faces deluge of COVID deaths in first lunar new year without pandemic curbs

China could see as many as 25,000 deaths a day from COVID-19 later in January, casting a shadow over the start of the first Lunar New Year festivities without pandemic restrictions.

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Xi Calls for Unity as China Enters ‘New Phase’ of COVID Policy

Chinese President Xi Jinping called on Saturday for more effort and unity as the country enters a "new phase" in its approach to combating the pandemic, in his first public comments on COVID-19 since his government changed course three weeks ago and relaxed its rigorous policy of lockdowns and mass…

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'No plans' for new travel restrictions in Ireland despite Covid spike cases

Testing at Milan’s main airport started on December 26 and results showed almost half of the passengers were infected.

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Covid tests for arrivals from China defended by Tory health committee chairman - OLD

Tory MP Steve Brine said the measures were only necessary because Chinese authorities would not share data with other countries.

Irish Mirror

'No plans' for new travel restrictions in Ireland despite spike in Covid cases and return of tests at some airports

Testing at Milan’s main airport started on December 26 and results showed almost half of the passengers were infected.

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Share the Data, WHO Urges China at COVID Surge Talks

The World Health Organization met Chinese officials for talks on Friday about the surge in Covid-19 cases, urging them to share real-time data so other countries can respond effectively. The rise in infections in China has triggered concern around the globe and questions about its data reporting, with low official…

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France, Britain impose Covid tests on travellers from China

France and Britain on Friday joined a growing list of nations imposing Covid tests on travellers from China, after Beijing dropped foreign travel curbs despite surging cases.

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Share data, WHO again tells China during COVID surge talks

The World Health Organization says it has ‘again’ asked Chinese officials for regular sharing of real-time data.

The Independent UK

Chinese manufacturing weakens amid COVID-19 outbreak

Chinese manufacturing contracted for a third consecutive month in December, in the biggest drop since early 2020, as the country battles a nationwide COVID-19 surge after suddenly easing anti-epidemic measures

The Independent UK

What the papers say – December 31

The front pages cover New Year Honours and the return of Covid travel rules.

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