On December 29th, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 20z20z20zPassengers two years old and above who fly to the US from mainland China, Hong Kong, or Macau must be tested for COVID-19 two days before the flight. And present the negative test certificate to the airline before boarding the plane. The method of new crown test can be PCR test (that is, what people call " nucleic acid detection "); it can also be antigen self-test through telemedicine service.
Passengers who test positive more than 10 days before flight departure can provide recovery documents in lieu of a negative test result.
This new rule will go into effect on January 5 at 12:01AM ET.
U.S. federal health officials said that the rule applies not only to passengers flying directly from China to the United States, but also to all inbound travelers from China who transit through popular third-country gateways such as Seoul in South Korea, Toronto in Canada, and Vancouver in Canada.
Airlines must confirm that all passengers in China have a negative COVID-19 test result or a recovery certificate before boarding or denying passengers boarding.
For travelers from other countries to the U.S., the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced on the evening of June 10, 2022 Eastern Time that starting from 0:00 AM Eastern Time on June 12, 2022, will no longer require all Passengers must provide a negative COVID-19 virus test result report or recovery certificate within 1 day before boarding, but passengers must still submit proof of complete vaccination 14 days before boarding.
The Italian Minister of Health announced on Wednesday that Italy will conduct COVID-19 antigen swabs and virus sequencing for all travelers from China upon entry. Italy was also the first country to introduce mandatory virus testing for arrivals from China.
Since then, Japan and India have announced COVID-19 prevention and control measures for immigrants from China. In addition, Japan will require all passengers from China to undergo a new crown test upon arrival in Japan. If a person tests positive, a seven-day quarantine is required at a designated facility. international
