Meanwhile, in the rest of the world, concern about the growth of cases in the Asian country is growing and tests are requested from passengers from China
China opens its borders for the first time this Sunday after almost three years of isolation and takes another step towards the end of its ‘Covid Zero’ policy Designed to stop the spread of the coronavirus pandemic.
Starting this Sunday, China will not require a quarantine period for people who arrive in the country, but it will continue to request a negative Covid-19 test carried out in the last 48 hours.
At this time, it is expected that a wave of Chinese residents return to the country back home. Thus, the first preparations for the reopening of the borders of the Asian country have been seen.
According to the Chinese newspaper ‘Global Times’, the authorities have intensified their efforts at the borders of the city of Shenzhen waiting for the reopening with the neighboring region of Hong Kong, which has included carrying out drills, examining the equipment and decorating the stalls that will welcome the expected influx of passengers.
Covid-19 tests for passengers from China
On the other hand, the explosion of Covid-19 cases in China, derived from the withdrawal of most of the restrictions imposed throughout the pandemic, has generated concern worldwide, leading countries around the world to impose new controls for travelers from the Asian giant.
Thus, as China has begun to relax its restrictions, a greater number of countries have joined the request for negative tests to travelers from China.
In this sense, Spain may deny entry from this week until next February 15 to third-country nationals arriving on direct flights from any airport located in China if they do not provide an EU digital Covid Certificate or equivalent or negative diagnostic tests, based on public health reasons, according to ua resolution on restrictions at external borders of the Ministry of the Interior published this Wednesday in the Official State Gazette (BOE).
Similarly, at an urgently called meeting of the European Union’s Health Security Committee (HSC) in late December, EU member states agreed to maintain “active surveillance” in the face of the apparent explosion of coronavirus infections. in China, and from which came the commitment to keep in touch to examine possible joint initiatives.