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The U.S. will require travelers from China to take COVID tests
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The U.S. will require travelers from China to take COVID tests from Jan. 5. CDC officials have also expressed concerns about new variants originating from China, which is experiencing a surge.
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US will require COVID-19 testing for travelers from China
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The U.S. will require travelers from China to take COVID tests
Beginning Jan. 5, travelers to the U.S. from China will have to take a COVID-19 test no more than two days before they travel and provide negative results before they board their flights.
The US will require airline passengers coming from China to show negative Covid-19 tests as global concerns ratchet higher over the virus’s spread since the country lifted its restrictions.
The U.S. will soon require COVID-19 testing for travelers from China. The U.S. joins a few other nations imposing travel restrictions because of a surge of infections in China.
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 28, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- China plans to roll back some of its strict COVID-19 controls, including allowing more of its people to travel abroad.
The Biden administration announced on Wednesday that it is implementing pre-departure testing and requirement to show a negative COVID test to travelers from China.
The Biden administration is considering imposing new COVID-19 restrictions for people traveling from China after the country's government announced it would reopen its borders to international travelers for the first time since the beginning of the pandemic.
The United States will require negative COVID-19 tests taken before departure from anyone traveling from China starting Jan. 5, according to federal health officials.
Alarmed by the surge in Covid-19 cases after Beijing abruptly lifted restrictions, the Biden administration may require testing on arrival and additional tracking, officials said.
The fast-changing rules have fueled excitement and a boom in travel queries in China, but with hospitals overwhelmed, many other nations are imposing new restrictions.
The United States will require all travelers from China to show a negative Covid-19 test result before flying to the country as Beijing's rapid easing of Covid-19 restrictions leads to
By Arlette Saenz, CNN The US is considering imposing new Covid-19 measures for individuals traveling from China amid concerns over a rise in Covid-19 cases in the country and a “lack of transparent data,” US officials said.
The US government may impose new COVID-19 measures on travellers to the United States from China over concerns about the "lack of transparent data" coming from Beijing, US officials said on Tuesday.
