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Travellers no longer need to produce PCR Covid test to enter China

China Covid: Over the last 3 years, China imposed an array of controls to eliminate the virus from the community, including lockdowns and regular mass testing.

China covid: Travellers can instead show a negative antigen test result taken within 48 hours before boarding.(File/ Bloomberg)
Published on Apr 26, 2023 11:06 AM IST
PTI |

China eases Covid measures with reduced quarantine and scrapping flight bans

The shift comes as China’s top leadership body issued instructions for a more targeted, decisive approach to Covid on Thursday, raising hopes that the country is pivoting away from a strategy that’s exacted an enormous social and economic toll.

Workers in protective gear at a neighborhood placed under lockdown due to Covid-19 in Beijing, China, November 10.(Bloomberg)
Published on Nov 11, 2022 11:57 AM IST
Bloomberg | | Posted by Yagya Sharma

China quarantines college students after Covid-19 cases detected in dormitory

Quarantining anyone in contact with those tested positive for coronavirus has been a pillar of China's strict "zero-Covid" policy. The quarantine centers include field hospitals, converted stadiums and exhibition centers that have been criticized for overcrowding, poor sanitation and spoiled food.

China quarantines college students after Covid-19 cases detected in dormitory (Twitter/VvC33o)
Updated on Sep 11, 2022 06:54 PM IST
AP | | Posted by Zarafshan Shiraz, Beijing

Taiwan to resume visa free entry for visitors from some countries

Taiwan had kept its entry and quarantine rules in place as large parts of the rest of Asia have relaxed or lifted them completely, though in June it cut the number of days spent in isolation for arrivals to three from seven previously.

Taiwan will resume visa free entry for visitors from countries including the United States and Canada from next week, the government said on Monday, as it continues to ease controls put in place to contain the spread of COVID-19.(File Image (Shutterstock))
Published on Sep 05, 2022 03:59 PM IST
Reuters |

Indonesia removes quarantine requirement for overseas arrivals

"With the handling of the pandemic more controlled ...today we announce that the policy of no quarantine has been expanded across Indonesia," said Sandiaga, adding a negative COVID test would still be required.

Indonesia scraps quarantine for overseas arrivals.(REUTERS/Nyimas Laula/File Photo)
Published on Mar 21, 2022 09:43 PM IST
Reuters |
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