LOCATIONS IMPOSING RESTRICTIONS
UNITED STATES
The United States has imposed mandatory COVID-19 tests on travelers from China as of January 5. All air passengers aged two years and older must have a negative test result no later than two days before departure from China, Hong Kong or Macau. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said U.S. citizens should reconsider travel to China, Hong Kong and Macau.
EU
EU officials recommended on Wednesday that passengers flying from China to the EU must have a negative COVID-19 test before boarding. They also suggested that all passengers on flights to and from China wear face masks, that EU governments carry out random testing of passengers arriving from China, and that they test and monitor waste water at airports with international flights and aircraft arriving from China .
CYPRUS
From January 15, negative COVID-19 tests will be required for people traveling by air from China to Cyprus, the island’s health ministry said.
LATVIA
All travelers using international flights to and from China are advised to wear medical masks during the flight; International travelers arriving from or traveling to China are advised to follow strict hygiene and health measures, according to the Baltic News Network.
GERMANY
Germany is working to introduce new entry rules for travelers from China as soon as possible, but it is not possible to say when the first flight will be affected, Health Minister Karl Lauterbach said on Thursday.
GREECE
Air travelers from China to Greece must prove they have tested negative for COVID-19 48 hours before arrival, a new requirement that will be announced soon, two government officials said Thursday.
SWEDEN
Sweden requires travelers from China to prove they have tested negative for COVID before being allowed to enter the country, the government said.
UNITED KINGDOM
The United Kingdom will require a negative COVID-19 test for passengers from China from January 5, the Department of Health said on Friday.
FRANCE
France requires travelers from China to show a negative COVID test less than 48 hours before departure.
From January 1, France will conduct random PCR COVID tests on travelers from China upon arrival, an official told reporters.
France has called on all 26 other EU member states to test Chinese travelers for COVID.
AUSTRALIA
Travelers from China to Australia must present a negative COVID-19 test from January 5, Australian Health Minister Mark Butler said.
INDIA
The country has mandated a COVID-19 negative test report for travelers from China, Hong Kong, Japan, South Korea, Singapore and Thailand. Passengers from these countries will be quarantined if they show symptoms or test positive.
CANADA
Air travelers from China to Canada must test negative for COVID-19 no later than two days before departure, Ottawa said.
JAPAN
The country will require a negative coronavirus test within 72 hours for passengers boarding direct flights from China, the prime minister said on January 4. This is in addition to an existing regulation that requires passengers who have been in China in the seven days prior to their flight to undergo a COVID-19 test upon arrival in Japan. Those who test positive must be quarantined for seven days.
ITALY
Italy has ordered COVID-19 antigen inoculations and virus sequencing for all travelers from China. Milan’s main airport, Malpensa, has already started testing passengers arriving from Beijing and Shanghai.
SPAIN
Spain requires a negative COVID-19 test or full vaccination against the disease upon arrival for travelers from China.
MALAYSIA
Malaysia will screen all incoming travelers for fever and test the sewage from planes arriving from China for COVID-19.
TAIWAN
Taiwan’s central epidemic center started this month requiring all passengers from China to undergo a PCR test upon arrival.
SOUTH KOREA
South Korea will require travelers from China, Macau and Hong Kong to take a negative COVID test before departure, health officials said.
MOROCCO
Morocco will impose a ban on people coming from China from January 3rd, regardless of their nationality.
QATAR
Qatar requires travelers arriving from China from January 3 to present a negative COVID-19 test result taken within 48 hours of departure, state news agency QNA said.
BELGIUM
Belgium will test sewage from planes arriving from China for new COVID variants as part of new measures against the spread of the corona virus, the government announced last Monday.
ISRAEL
Aryeh Deri, the newly appointed health minister, announced new COVID-19 testing requirements for travelers from China, joining other countries in imposing restrictions due to a surge of infections, according to the Times of Israel.
THE NETHERLANDS
The Netherlands will require travelers from China to show proof of a recent negative COVID-19 test before being allowed to enter the country, the Dutch government said on Friday. The requirement will be introduced from Tuesday.
PORTUGAL
Portugal requires air travelers from China to provide proof of a negative COVID-19 test performed no later than two days before departure.
The requirement came into force on Sunday, and Portugal said passengers from China could be randomly tested on Saturday “for genome sequencing of the circulating variants to contribute to an appropriate assessment of the epidemiological situation”.
THAILAND
Thailand on Monday withdrew measures announced a day earlier by the country’s civil aviation authority that would require international travelers to show proof of full COVID vaccination or proof of recovery from the virus before flying to the country.
The health minister said on Monday that proof of vaccination was not necessary because there was sufficient immunization worldwide, while unvaccinated people would have unlimited access.
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PHILLIPINES
The Philippines considers it necessary to step up the monitoring and enforcement of border controls for people entering, especially from China, Manila’s health department said.