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Spain updates Covid-19 rules following surge in cases abroad

Spanish health minister Carolina Darias told press that the country will require all air passengers coming from China to have negative Covid-19 tests or proof of vaccination.

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EU urges members to step up Covid variant sequencing amid China surge

EU Health Commissioner Stella Kyriakides on Friday urged health ministers to step up Covid-19 variant sequencing amidst a surge in infections in China.

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China’s Xi says nation’s COVID strategy was ‘optimized’

Chinese President Xi Jinping said the country’s COVID-19 strategy was “optimized” to protect people’s lives and minimize economic costs, his first comments on the issue since his government abruptly started dismantling the harsh policy earlier this month.

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4 China Stocks to Buy Right Now

After prolonged isolation, China is reopening its doors to the world, and its leadership is determined to do the needful to revive the economy from its slumber. Hence, it could be the perfect opportunity to invest in growing Chinese stocks Pinduoduo (PDD), Hello Group (MOMO), China Automotive Systems (CAAS), and…

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WHO says China COVID travel restrictions ‘understandable’

Many countries are imposing restrictions on travellers from China because of a surge in infections.

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Covid testing travellers arriving into UK from China 'under review' amid soaring cases

The United States, India, Italy, South Korea and Taiwan have announced Covid testing for passengers arriving from China

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Spain to require COVID-19 tests for passengers from China

Spain is following Italy and other countries in requiring air passengers coming from China to have negative COVID-19 tests or proof of vaccination

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France, UK join growing list of countries in imposing COVID curbs

Visitors from China will be required to test negative for COVID-19 before boarding flights.

Al Jazeera

China appoints US ambassador Qin Gang as new foreign minister, state radio reports

China has appointed Qin Gang as its new foreign minister, state radio reported on Friday.

Evening Standard

Covid symptoms to look out for in friends and family and how China will affect us

Coronavirus cases in the country could be close to a million, but despite the figures a leading British coronavirus expert has said the risk to the UK is small

Daily Mirror

EU urges more checks for COVID variants given surge in China

The European Union should consider immediately scaling up genomic sequencing of COVID-19 infections and monitoring of waste water, including from airports, to detect any new variants given the virus surge in China, the bloc's health chief said.

Reuters

Editorial: As COVID infections surge in China, the things we can take away

Few countries can be said to have truly responded adequately to the deadly threat of the coronavirus, and ours certainly isn’t near the top, with a poisonous fixation on individual liberty that shot even basic collective efforts to ward off the crisis.

Tribune News Service

China says Covid travel restrictions imposed by other countries are ‘discriminatory’ as cases surge

State media says measures are ‘unfounded’ after Italy and the US introduce mandatory Covid tests for Chinese travellers

Evening Standard

Covid screenings for travellers from China 'unlikely to be effective', expert says

SCREENING travellers from China for Covid is unlikely to prevent new variants reaching the UK, the chairman of the Joint Committee on Vaccination…

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Covid tests for China arrivals ‘unlikely to be effective’, says expert

The chairman of the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation said travel bans will not stop new variants.

Reuters

Spain to require travellers from China test negative for COVID or be fully vaccinated

People travelling from China to Spain will be required to test negative for COVID-19 or prove they have been fully vaccinated against the disease, Spain's top health official said on Friday.

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Health care centers from Guangzhou to Shijiazhuang and Beijing are slammed amid surging infections and severe shortages of medical workers

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World Health Organization needs more information on China COVID situation - Tedros

The World Health Organization needs more information to assess the latest surge in infections in China, Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said.

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COVID Travel Curbs against Chinese Visitors ‘Discriminatory’, Says State Media

Chinese state-media said COVID-19 testing requirements imposed around the world in response to a surging wave of infections were "discriminatory", in the clearest pushback yet against restrictions that are slowing down its re-opening. Having kept its borders all but shut for three years, imposing a strict regime of lockdowns and…

Evening Standard

Spain slaps Covid controls on arrivals from China as UK holds off for now

Travellers arriving in Spain from China will be required to either prove they are fully vaccinated from Covid or have tested negative for the virus, it has been announced by the country’s health minister.

Al Jazeera

China’s travellers look towards reopening after years at home

Travel bookings in China have soared since Beijing announced it will reopen the borders from January 8.

Bangkok Post

Malaysia to screen all inbound travellers

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia on Friday said it will screen all inbound travellers for fever and test wastewater from aircraft arriving from China for Covid-19 as part of fresh measures to prevent an outbreak following Beijing’s decision to lift strict zero-Covid policies.

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Shanghai Composite Index Rose 0.51% on Friday

Shenzhen Component Index closed up 0.18%

Reuters

Malaysia to screen inbound travellers, including from China, for fever

Malaysia on Friday said it will screen all inbound travellers for fever and test wastewater from aircraft arriving from China for COVID-19 as part of fresh measures to prevent an outbreak following Beijing's decision to lift strict zero-COVID policies.

The Independent UK

Japan tests all China arrivals for COVID amid surging cases

Japan has started requiring COVID-19 tests for all passengers arriving from China as an emergency measure against surging infections there and as Japan faces rising case numbers and record-level deaths at home

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