Several countries introduced on-arrival coronavirus testing after China started reopening borders, amid concerns about its lack of transparency.
Among the strictest are policies in Italy, South Korea, Japan and Taiwan, which require on-arrival testing for passengers from China. The United States requires proof of a negative test before departure, while other countries are testing wastewater from aircraft on flights originating in China.Official data showed infection rates of more than 20 percent among travelers from China to neighboring South Korea and Taiwan in the first week of January.
According to the Taiwan Centers for Disease Control, from Jan. 1 to Jan. 5 about one in five travelers from mainland China tested positive for covid, or 1,111 out of 5,283 arrivals.from China from Dec. 30 to Jan. 6 had tested positive for covid, or 408 out of 4,895 arrivals. Data from Italy was not immediately available.
The numbers are particularly high, “if we consider that people typically would not travel overseas unless they feel well and healthy, or do not show symptoms,” he said.
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