China officially announced on Monday (December 26) that it will significantly loosen border quarantine measures. However, the large-scale outbreak of the domestic epidemic and the opaque epidemic data have aroused concerns in many countries. The United States is currently considering strengthening the inspection of people entering from China epidemic prevention measures. According to Bloomberg News, an unnamed U.S. official said that Washington is currently consulting with public health experts and international partners, and will consider new entry control measures for travelers from China based on the contents of the consultation. The U.S. official said the surge in coronavirus cases in China and the transparency with which China reported data on the spread of the virus had raised concerns and questions from the U.S. government. Without genome sequencing data, it will be difficult to identify new variants of the new coronavirus once they emerge, prompting the US government to implement new controls on immigrants from China.
China's National Health and Health Commission announced on Monday that from January 8 next year, people entering China will no longer be required to undergo nucleic acid testing and centralized isolation. Entry personnel only need to obtain negative test results within 48 hours before departure. At that time, China will also resume the process of applying for ordinary passports for Chinese citizens traveling abroad and visiting friends.
But at the same time, China is experiencing a new wave of large-scale outbreaks, which has attracted the attention of public health officials around the world. Public health experts worry that allowing the coronavirus to spread could spawn a dangerous new variant.
On the day after China loosened its border quarantine policy, Japan announced that it would strengthen epidemic prevention measures for people entering China from December 30. All inbound personnel who have traveled to Japan from mainland China or have been to mainland China within the past seven days must undergo testing when entering Japan. Japan will also limit the increase in the number of Chinese flights.
At the same time, according to Malaysia's "Sin Chew Daily", in order to cope with the sharp increase in the risk of imported coronavirus cases, the Malaysian Ministry of Health also announced on Tuesday that it will strengthen preparations and response plans, including strengthening the digital management of the coronavirus , strengthening the Case monitoring and other six programs. According to
, according to the search data of Chinese travel platforms, Malaysia is among the top 10 destinations with the fastest growing search volume on Chinese travel platforms. The U.S. government is weighing similar measures as a way to prevent further spread of the coronavirus , the U.S. official said.
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