Tag: China

  • China COVID deaths accelerate to 9,000 a day – UK research firm Airfinity

    BEIJING (Reuters) – About 9,000 people are dying from the new coronavirus every day in China, UK-based health data company Airfinity said on Thursday. country with a large population. COVID infections began spreading across China in November and picked up pace this month after Beijing scrapped its COVID-zero policy, which included regular PCR testing of…

  • U.S. to require passengers to test negative for Covid

    Amid growing concerns that the widespread spread of the virus in the world’s most populous country could lead to new variants, the Biden administration has decided to prevent airline passengers traveling from China from entering the United States from Covid. I request that the test be negative. All airline passengers over the age of two…

  • Hong Kong Expecting Influx of Tourists From Mainland China

    Hong Kong – Hong Kong, one of the most popular destinations for Chinese tourists, is eagerly awaiting an influx of visitors as mainland China prepares to lift COVID-19 travel restrictions from 8 January. and anxiously preparing. Of the 154 million outbound Chinese travelers in 2019, before the outbreak of COVID-19, more than a third (36%)…

  • Hong Kong asks Japan to drop airport curb set to hit 60,000 travellers

    HONG KONG (Reuters) – The Hong Kong government has urged Japan to withdraw COVID-19 restrictions that require passenger flights from financial hubs to land only at four designated Japanese airports. , said the decision will affect about 60,000 passengers. The United States, India, Italy and Taiwan have made it mandatory for travelers from China to…

  • CDC – NBC Los Angeles

    The United States on Wednesday announced new COVID-19 testing requirements for all travelers from China, joining other countries imposing restrictions due to a surge in infections. The rise in cases across China follows the rollback of strict antivirus controls in the country. China’s “zero COVID” policy kept infection rates low in the country, but public…

  • Nearly half of passengers from China to Milan have COVID: Italian officials

    Italian health officials said Wednesday that nearly half of the passengers on two recent flights from China to Milan had tested positive for COVID-19. About 38% of passengers on one flight to Milan’s Malpensa airport tested positive for COVID-19, and about 52% of passengers on the second flight tested positive, according to local authorities in…

  • US to require travelers from China to show negative Covid-19 test result before flight

    CNN — The United States requires all travelers from China to show a negative Covid-19 test result before flying into the country. Passengers traveling from China to the United States must be tested at least two days before their flight and must show proof of a negative test result to the airline before boarding, according…

  • Nearly 300-car pileup on foggy Chinese bridge leaves one dead

    About 300 cars collided large pile up One person died and dozens were injured on Wednesday at a foggy bridge in China. Notable Image Share on social media At about 7:40 a.m., cars and trucks crumble on top of each other on the Zhengxin Yellow River Bridge in Zhengzhou, a city in Henan province. “This…

  • China lifts travel restrictions despite surging COVID cases, prompting concern in U.S. and other nations

    Tokyo — Many hospitals and funeral homes say they are overwhelmed. Worsening COVID-19 epidemic in China, the government has reported only a handful of new deaths from the virus.Surge in Cases Overall China eliciting responses from other countries, including the United States Japan, India, South Korea, Taiwan and Malaysia have already announced mandatory virus tests…

  • U.S. weighs new measures for travelers from China

    For more than two years, Covid restrictions have required international travelers to quarantine upon arrival in China. Passengers waiting to move. Leo Ramirez | Afp | Getty Images The U.S. government is considering imposing new Covid rules on travelers from China, officials said, citing concerns over virus-related data released by the Chinese government. “There is…