China has recently announced the relaxation of entry and exit restrictions. Not only are overseas Chinese exempt from centralized quarantine and health codes when they return to China, but they will also orderly resume accepting and approving passports for Chinese citizens going abroad from January 8 next year.
On December 27, the China Immigration Bureau issued an announcement on optimizing immigration management policies and measures after the novel coronavirus infection "Class B and B management". The
announcement pointed out that in order to efficiently coordinate epidemic prevention and control and economic and social development, actively adapt to the new situation and new requirements of the new stage of epidemic prevention and control, safeguard the lives, health and safety of the people, and ensure the promotion of exchanges between Chinese and foreign personnel, National Immigration Administration Since 2023 Immigrant management policies and measures will be optimized from January 8.
Multiple countries increased entry restrictions for Chinese tourists
But not long after the news was announced, many countries issued notices to increase entry restrictions for Chinese tourists. Among them, Japan, which has always been the first choice for Chinese tourists, announced on on December 27, As long as the passengers have been to China in the past 7 days, or come from China, they will be tested for the new crown when entering Japan.
India followed suit with an announcement: The Indian government announced on December 24 that international travelers from China, Hong Kong, Japan, South Korea and Thailand will be required to undergo nucleic acid testing due to the surge in new coronavirus infection cases around the world (RT -PCR).
In addition to South Korea: The South Korean Agency for Disease Control and Prevention has listed China as a "targeted quarantine" country on December 16, raising the quarantine level for Chinese inbound tourists. When tourists from countries listed as "targeted quarantine" enter South Korea, if their body temperature is higher than 37.3 degrees Celsius, they will be classified as "symptomatic persons" and need to undergo nucleic acid testing, and travelers from other countries are classified as symptomatic It is 37.5 degrees Celsius.
Italy also announced on December 24 that all Chinese passengers entering Milan Malpensa Airport must undergo a new crown nucleic acid test after landing. The regulation is valid until January 30, 2023, but the possibility of renewal is not ruled out.
