New Zealand Won’t Require Chinese Arrivals to Show COVID-19 Test

Travellers walk with their luggage at the arrival hall of the Hong Kong International Airport on Dec. 30, 2022. Authorities around the world are imposing or considering curbs on travelers from China as COVID-19 cases there surge following its relaxation of zero-COVID rules. Anthony Kwan/Getty Images

The New Zealand government said on Wednesday it would not require travellers from China to produce a negative COVID-19 test, bucking a trend that has seen a number of nations implement such measures as cases surge in China.

New Zealand’s COVID-19 minister, Ayesha Verrall, said in a statement that a public health risk assessment had concluded visitors from China would not contribute significantly to the number of cases in the country.