BEIJING: China's foreign ministry said on Tuesday (Apr 25) that all inbound travellers will only need to show COVID-19 antigen test results taken within 48 hours before boarding flights starting Saturday, dropping the PCR test requirement. Currently, China requires inbound travellers from some countries to
BEIJING: China's foreign ministry said on Tuesday that all inbound travellers will only need to show COVID-19 antigen test results taken within 48 hours before boarding flights starting Saturday, dropping the PCR test requirement.
Currently, China requires inbound travellers from some countries to take PCR tests before entering the country, including the United States, South Korea and Japan., including Singapore, Malaysia, the Philippines, Cambodia and New Zealand. The Chinese embassy in Singapore said on Mar 1 the rules were being relaxed"in accordance with the current situation of COVID-19 pandemic and to facilitate people-to-people exchanges".
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