UK Announces COVID-19 Restrictions on China Arrivals

UK Announces COVID-19 Restrictions on China Arrivals
Travellers walk with their luggage at Beijing Capital International Airport, amid the COVID-19 outbreak in Beijing, China, on Dec. 27, 2022. Tingshu Wang /Reuters
Alexander Zhang
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The UK government has announced it will follow other countries by requiring travellers from China to provide a negative COVID-19 test from early next year.

From Jan. 5, people flying from mainland China to England will be asked to take a pre-departure test taken no more than two days prior to departure, the government announced on Dec. 30.