More nations to Covid test Chinese travellers as variant spreads

In a bid to shield their populations from the Covid-19 outbreak in China.

Portugal has joined the roster of European nations that will require a negative Covid-19 test for passengers from China, while Germany is discouraging all non-essential travel to the country.

The response comes as China tackles a surge in virus cases triggered by the dismantling of its strict Covid Zero restrictions in recent weeks. So far there haven’t been significant differences in severity identified between cases caused by the new XBB.1.5 and those from other variants. The World Health Organization is planning an updated assessment on its risks in the coming days.

In Europe, countries including Belgium, Sweden and the UK have announced new requirements on travelers from China.

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