Great Britain and France are the latest in a series of countries to introduce mandatory testing for Covid-19 for travelers arriving from China.
The British media are writing today that Prime Minister Rishi Sunak will determine that travelers from China cannot enter the country without a negative test for Covid-19.
The French Ministry of Health announced today that travelers from China will have to give a negative test for Kovid 19 no older than 48 hours.
The test will be required on direct flights from China, but also for journeys with seats. Passengers from China will have to wear protective masks during the flight.
The official Paris has not yet determined the exact date when that decision will come into force, reports N1.
The US will introduce a mandatory test for travelers from China on January 5, and India has introduced the same measure for travelers from China, but also from Japan, South Korea and Thailand, the country's health minister announced.
Mandatory testing for arrivals from China is being introduced by Japan, Taiwan and South Korea, as well as Spain and Italy. Milan's Malpensa airport has already started testing passengers from Beijing and Shanghai.
"This measure is crucial in order to ensure the surveillance and detection of possible variants of the virus and to protect the Italian population," said the Italian Minister of Health.
On Thursday, Italy called on the rest of the European Union to follow suit and test travelers from China for Covid, but other members said they did not see the need for it for now or were waiting for a common EU position.
Chinese state media on Friday criticized the decisions of a growing number of countries to introduce mandatory testing, calling it "discrimination".
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