The US will begin requiring airline passengers traveling from China to present negative coronavirus tests for entry.
Federal health officials announced the requirement, effective January 5, on Wednesday as Covid-19 becomes more widespread in China.
‘The recent rapid increase in transmission in China increases the potential for new variants emerging,’ one of officials told reporters in a call.
Airline passengers aged two and older departing from China, Hong Kong or Macau will be required to take Covid-19 tests two days before leaving for the US, according to health officials. People of all nationalities and vaccination status will need to adhere.
The decision comes as China sees a major and rapid coronavirus outbreak. China has provided little surveillance data on the surge and have refused the US’s offer to send more vaccines, federal officials said.
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