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Fact Check: Are restrictions on Chinese travelers discriminatory?
As Covid restrictions eased, more international travelers are flying like pre-Covid days. However, a number of countries in Europe and other regions are taking strict restrictions on air travelers from China. For example, Japan requires all returnees and entrants to show either a valid COVID-19 vaccination certificate of three doses of vaccines or a certificate of the negative test result of the pre-departure COVID-19 test conducted within 72 hours prior to departure. However, Japan requires all passengers boarding direct flights from China to be tested upon arrival, and if a person tests positive, a seven-day quarantine will be needed at a designated facility. The US also requires all air passengers two years and older originating from the PRC to get a test, such as a PCR test or an antigen self-test administered and monitored by the authority, no more than 2 days before their departure from China and show a negative test result to the airline upon departure. Indeed, there have been uncountable numbers of Covid patients and deaths in China since the strict measures were lifted last year. But what does China think of these targeted measures?
Watch the video and learn about how those Chinese-targeted entry restrictions are viewed by the Chinese.
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202301/06/WS63b7791ba31057c47eba7fc6.html
Fact Check: Are restrictions on Chinese travelers discriminatory?
As Covid restrictions eased, more international travelers are flying like pre-Covid days. However, a number of countries in Europe and other regions are taking strict restrictions on air travelers from China. For example, Japan requires all returnees and entrants to show either a valid COVID-19 vaccination certificate of three doses of vaccines or a certificate of the negative test result of the pre-departure COVID-19 test conducted within 72 hours prior to departure. However, Japan requires all passengers boarding direct flights from China to be tested upon arrival, and if a person tests positive, a seven-day quarantine will be needed at a designated facility. The US also requires all air passengers two years and older originating from the PRC to get a test, such as a PCR test or an antigen self-test administered and monitored by the authority, no more than 2 days before their departure from China and show a negative test result to the airline upon departure. Indeed, there have been uncountable numbers of Covid patients and deaths in China since the strict measures were lifted last year. But what does China think of these targeted measures?
Watch the video and learn about how those Chinese-targeted entry restrictions are viewed by the Chinese.
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202301/06/WS63b7791ba31057c47eba7fc6.html
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