European nations agreed to recommend imposing new restrictions on travelers from China amid fears of an increase in Covid cases.
Passengers departing from China will likely have to present a negative Covid test before leaving the country if heading toward one of the 27 EU countries.
European nations are looking at new travel requirements from China after Beijing lifted Covid restrictions.European nations on Wednesday recommended imposing new restrictions on travelers from China amid fears of an increase in Covid cases. Rome, one of the hardest hit in Europe by the pandemic, ordered compulsory testing last week. France and Spain had also taken similar stances.
However, China has experienced a rise in Covid infections since November and there are concerns about the level of immunization among its population. The country has nine vaccines developed domestically, according to Reuters, but these have not been updated for the omicron variant, considered highly infectious.
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