Beijing City Tightens COVID-19 Guidance for Travel From Chinese Areas With Overland Ports

Beijing City Tightens COVID-19 Guidance for Travel From Chinese Areas With Overland Ports
A health worker takes a swab for COVID-19 at a testing station in Beijing, China, on Oct. 25, 2021. Noel Celis/AFP via Getty Images
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Beijing city has announced that individuals who have recently visited overland ports of entry at China’s borders should avoid the nation’s capital, with national authorities concerned about COVID-19 transmission from abroad as they battle a month-long outbreak while making preparations for the Winter Olympics.

People who have traveled in the previous two weeks to county-level administrative divisions with international overland ports of entry are advised not to enter the capital for non-essential purposes, Beijing Daily reported on Nov.13, citing a meeting chaired by the city’s Communist Party chief Cai Qi.