The European Union member states are recommending that all passengers on flights to and from China should wear medical-grade masks.
he European Union member states are recommending that all passengers on flights to and from China should wear medical-grade masks. The bloc has also agreed on a requirement that travelers from China to any of the 27 E.U. nations must provide a negative Covid-19 test taken not more than 48 hours prior to departure. This follows the lead of France, Italy and Spain, which had previous announced they would require negative Covid tests for travelers from China.
The new recommendations came at a meeting on Wednesday of Schengen countries, where the nations agreed on a “coordinated precautionary approach” that includes random testing of passengers arriving from China in Europe as well as the sequencing of positive results to strengthen surveillance of variants. Other recommended measures include testing and sequencing of wastewater from airports with international flights and aircraft arriving from China.
The EU’s decision would triple the number of nations requiring pre-arrival testing for travelers from China from one dozen to more than three dozen.
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