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US to relax COVID testing rules for travelers from China

The Biden administration is preparing to relax COVID-19 testing restrictions for travelers from China as soon as Friday

The Independent UK

China Eases Requirement of Negative Preflight Covid Tests for Some Countries

Travelers from nations including New Zealand, South Africa, Malaysia and Cambodia will still have to show a negative rapid antigen test result

Caixin Global

Hong Kong to scrap COVID mask mandate from March 1

Hong Kong will drop its COVID-19 mask mandate, chief executive John Lee said on Tuesday, in a move to lure back visitors and business and restore normal life more than three years after stringent rules were first imposed in the financial hub.

Reuters

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Japan to relax border controls for passengers from China from Wednesday

Japan will from Wednesday ease its COVID restrictions on travellers from China, dropping a requirement that everyone take a test for the virus upon arrival, its top government spokesperson said.

Reuters

US energy dept says COVID probably leaked from Wuhan lab

Investigations into the origins of the virus have been hampered by politics and a lack of access and transparency.

Al Jazeera

China’s flu infections are on the rise as COVID-19 ebbs

China’s flu infections rose while COVID-19 cases continued to drop from a December peak after the nation eased pandemic restrictions.

Tribune News Service

China's COVID-19 epidemic has 'basically' ended, but not completely over

Health authorities in China said on Thursday the country's COVID-19 epidemic has "basically" ended, but it is not completely over as it found seven imported cases of the highly-transmissible XBB.1.5 variant since Jan. 8.

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South Korea Will End Testing for Travelers From China

The decision comes as the positive Covid rate for arrivals from China fell to less than 1% this week from more than 18% at the beginning of January

Caixin Global

South Korea to scrap COVID test on arrival rule for travellers from China

South Korea will not require travellers from China to test for COVID-19 upon arrivals from next month although they will still need to take pre-departure tests, a South Korean official said on Wednesday, its latest easing of rules to stop the virus.

Reuters

China claims ‘decisive victory’ over Covid amid doubt over figures

More than 200m people treated for virus and death rate now ‘lowest in the world’, says government

The Guardian - UK

France lifts Covid testing requirement for travellers from China

France has dropped Covid testing restrictions imposed on travellers from China, the French embassy in Beijing has announced.

Radio France Internationale

China declares 'decisive victory' over COVID-19

China's top leaders declared a "decisive victory" over COVID-19, claiming the world's lowest fatality rate, although experts have questioned Beijing's data as the coronovirus tore across the country after largely being kept at bay for three years.

Reuters

China says 200 million treated, pandemic 'decisively' beaten

China says more than 200 million of its citizens have been diagnosed and treated for COVID-19 since it lifted strict containment measures beginning in November

The Independent UK

Bodies of missing men found – as it happened

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China to resume visas for South Koreans after COVID row

Move comes after Seoul last week scrapped COVID-related travel restrictions for arrivals from China.

Tribune News Service

China’s world-beating drop in COVID deaths revives data concerns

China is posting the steepest drop in COVID deaths among more than 20 places hit hardest by omicron, reviving questions about its virus data and the true impact of the reopening wave as Beijing works to move on from the pandemic.

Bangkok Post

TAT upgrades arrival tally from India

India’s decision to scrap a negative RT-PCR Covid test requirement for return travellers from Thailand from Feb 13 should accelerate the tourism recovery amid a sluggish Chinese market, says the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT).

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Border controls for China visitors likely to be eased

The government is looking to ease COVID-19-related border control measures for visitors from China as early as late February, it has been learned.

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Covid fears, high prices curb Chinese group tours

China's travel agencies have resumed promotion of overseas package tours in an effort to jump start the tourism sector, but they could face a hard time finding customers ready to travel abroad.

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The Top 3 Chinese Stocks to Buy and Watch in 2023

After bottoming out at the end of the previous year, a resurgent China is prioritizing economic growth over its protracted attachment to zero covid policy. Hence, it could be the perfect opportunity to invest in growing Chinese stocks Hello Group (MOMO), Waterdrop (WDH), and Tarena International (TEDU) for outsized gains…

Wales Online

No new Covid variants found in China following ending of zero-Covid policy

China saw a surge in cases of Covid after finally lifting its strict restrictions in December

Asharq Al-Awsat

Study: No New Variants in Weeks after China Ended Zero-Covid

No new variants of Covid-19 emerged in Beijing in the weeks after China ended its zero-Covid policy late last year, a new study said on Wednesday. China saw an explosion of infections after starting to lift its strict pandemic measures from early December, sparking fears the world's most populous country…

Al Jazeera

China to reopen borders with Hong Kong, Macau after COVID closure

Borders have been closed for nearly three years, separating families and disrupting tourism and other businesses.

The Independent UK

China, Hong Kong scrap cross-border travel quota, COVID test

Travel between Hong Kong and China will no longer require COVID-19 PCR tests nor be held to a daily limit as both places seek to drive economic growth

Caixin Global

Beijing to Fully Reopen Border Between Mainland and Hong Kong, Macao

Covid test requirements and quotas will be scrapped starting Feb. 6 for travel to and from the two special administrative regions

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