Infections have been declining in China’s capital city of Beijing and several provinces, showed a summary by Health Times, a publication managed by the official news paper People’s Daily.
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The winter Covid-19 outbreaks might have passed the peak in major Chinese cities, but the country is expected to see several more waves, including in rural areas, according to a domestic research.
Australia said on Sunday that travellers from China, including those from Hong Kong and Macau, will have to provide negative COVID-19 test results taken within 48 hours of their departure, taking effect from Jan. 5.
The Covid outbreaks in the capital of Beijing has peaked, the first Chinese city to reach this point since the country dropped its zero-Covid policy.
China will scrape quarantine requirement for inbound travellers starting on January 8, the National Health Commission said in a statement late on
East China’s Zhejiang province, a major economic powerhouse neighbouring the financial hub of Shanghai, is currently seeing more than one million new
China’s Jiangxi province is expected to see a peak of Covid infections in early January next year, while most regions in Anhui are expected to see Covid-19 outbreaks hit a peak by the end of this month, said local authorities.
The number of domestic trips during the three-day New Year’s Day holiday is expected to jump 34% on year, according to China’s largest online travel agency Trip.com.
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Several regions in China have allowed people infected with Covid-19 but having no or mild symptoms to go back to office.
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Hong Kong on Tuesday further relaxed Covid restrictions and people will no longer need to show a negative test result to get into bars and restaurants, the health authority said at a press conference.
The border between Hong Kong and mainland China is expected to fully reopen next month, reported local newspaper.
China is likely to roll out a second booster shot, or the fourth shot, for high-risk groups, including those aged 60 and above and those with serious underlying disease or hypoimmunity, the state-run newspaper Global Times reported on Tuesday.
Mainland China is reportedly considering a trail program fro border reopening with Hong Kong as early as next month, and some say quarantine-free trips with purposes of public services and businesses likely to be resumed this month.
China said on Monday that a digital tool tracking cross-region travels will go out of service starting from Tuesday.
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