The Latest Breaking News on China fuels global surge in mpox cases as LGBTQ+ stigma hampers response

The USA and Italy are among several nations to impose restrictions around travellers arriving from China

Australian health authorities are being urged to keep a close eye on possible new COVID-19 variants coming out of China as cases spike.

Britain had said there were 'no plans' to slap new rules on arrivals from China, but Defence Secretary Ben Wallace revealed the government 'is now going to keep that under review'

The comments from the Tory peer put further pressure on ministers to reconsider their stance after saying Britain has ‘no plans’ to impose tests.

Hong Kong has canceled quarantine requirements for arrivals. The only measure remaining is the mask mandate.

Hong Kong travellers will be able to fly into three more Japanese airports than previously as measures eased.

MANILA: The Philippines’ top health official says there is no need yet to shut the country’s borders or impose tighter Covid restrictions on inbound Chinese travellers, bucking moves by other countries including the United States to require tests for visitors from China amid a renewed surge in infections there.

BANGKOK/SINGAPORE/SYDNEY: Thailand and other Asian countries are bracing for an influx of Chinese tourists as Covid-19 restrictions are dismantled, and while some are wary, operators in others are preparing packages such as hotpot buffets to cash in on the expected spike in travel.

Asian countries are bracing for an influx of Chinese tourists as COVID restrictions are dismantled, and while some are wary, operators in others are preparing packages such as hotpot buffets to cash in on the expected spike in travel.