China is seeking to minimize the possibility of a major new COVID-19 outbreak during this month’s Lunar New Year travel rush.
China is seeking to minimize the possibility of a major new COVID-19 outbreak during this month’s Lunar New Year travel rush following the end of most pandemic containment measures.
Demand for family visits and tourism has “accumulated over the past three years of the pandemic to be met all at once,“ Xu said. Overseas, a growing number of governments are requiring virus tests for travelers from China, saying they are needed because the Chinese government is not sharing enough information on the outbreak, particularly about the potential emergence of new variants.
Despite concerns, Hong Kong announced it will reopen some of its border crossings with mainland China on Sunday and allow tens of thousands of people to cross every day without being quarantined.
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