Requirements of various countries for Chinese outbound personnel

What are the entry policies of various countries towards China? Let’s take a look.

United States

The website of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued the latest statement on December 28, local time, that passengers aged two and above flying to the United States from mainland China, Hong Kong or Macau Passengers will need to take a coronavirus test no more than two days before flying and present a "negative test certificate" to the airline before boarding. COVID-19 testing can be a PCR test, the so-called "nucleic acid test", or an antigen self-test through telemedicine services.

At the same time, information on the CDC website shows that passengers who test positive more than 10 days before flight departure can provide recovery documents in lieu of negative test results.

The above new rules will take effect at 12:01 a.m. Eastern Time on January 5.

India

According to Agence France-Presse, according to news from New Delhi, the Indian government announced on December 24 that due to the surge in new coronavirus infection cases around the world, new coronavirus cases from mainland China, China International travelers from Hong Kong, Japan, South Korea and Thailand will be required to undergo nucleic acid testing (RT-PCR).

According to "India Today", this decision was made after Indian Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya held a meeting with state ministers to discuss the current situation of the new crown epidemic and ensure that the country is ready to contain it. Made a day after the spread of the virus.

Mandavia said in an interview, “For international passengers from China, Japan, South Korea, Hong Kong, and Thailand, nucleic acid testing (RT-PCR) will be mandatory. Upon arrival , if any traveler from these countries is found to be symptomatic or tests positive for Covid19, then he/she will be quarantined”

For international travelers coming from these areas, fill in the Air Suvidha form to declare. Current health conditions will also become mandatory. Air Suvidha is a self-declaration form introduced by the authorities as a coronavirus precautionary measure to understand contact tracing during the pandemic. Currently, all travelers wishing to enter India need to fill out this form.

Mandavya added: "The Air Suvidha portal will be implemented for passengers arriving from these countries and nucleic acid test (RT-PCR) will be mandatory for them. After arriving in India, if they If the test results are positive, they will be quarantined."

As the Indian government tightens measures to prevent the possible spread of the virus infection in the country, random nucleic acid testing of international arriving passengers will begin at the airport on December 24. detection. Starting from the 24th, 2% of passengers arriving in India on each international flight will undergo random testing for the new coronavirus at the airport.

South Korea

According to news from Seoul, the South Korean epidemic prevention department stated on December 27 the trend of the new crown epidemic in China that it is paying close attention to the epidemic of the new crown epidemic in China and whether new mutant strains have emerged. , and discuss whether it is necessary to take countermeasures.

According to Yonhap News Agency, the South Korean government and experts are paying attention to the possibility of new mutant strains from China and the impact on the supply and demand of cold medicines. Regarding the situation of the new coronavirus epidemic in China, the South Korean epidemic prevention department stated on December 27 that "we are paying close attention to the epidemic in China and the emergence of new mutant strains" and pointed out that "we are reviewing the need to take further action."

Recently, the South Korean epidemic prevention department has included China as a "target quarantine" country and strengthened quarantine measures for arrivals from China. Generally speaking, the fever standard for screening out symptomatic persons from arrivals is 37.5°C. For arrivals from countries designated as "target quarantine", the fever standard is strengthened to 37.3°C.

In November, the South Korean government tightened entry restrictions on some countries, such as designating countries such as South Africa as "enhanced medical quarantine countries" to prevent the influx of the Omicron variant. Currently, no country has been designated as an "enhanced medical quarantine country" by the Korean epidemic prevention department. Following the cancellation of pre-entry PCR nucleic acid tests on September 3, post-entry PCR nucleic acid tests were also canceled in October. In other words, South Korea will completely terminate all PCR nucleic acid testing obligations before and after entry.

Japan

As far as South Korea’s neighbor Japan is concerned, the Japanese government announced on December 27 that it will strengthen entry epidemic prevention measures from December 30. All persons traveling to Japan from China and those who have been to China within seven days will be tested upon entry.

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida stated on December 27 that Japan will require passengers from mainland China to undergo a COVID-19 test upon arrival in Japan.

Kishida Fumio told reporters that if passengers from mainland China test positive when they arrive in Japan, they will be required to quarantine for seven days. Japan’s entry anti-epidemic measures against China will take effect from midnight on December 30.

Kishida Fumio said that the Japanese government will also restrict airlines’ applications to increase flights to China.

After more than two years of strict COVID-19 prevention measures, Japan reopened its borders to tourists in October this year, provided that visitors present a vaccination certificate or a negative COVID-19 test before departure.

According to reports from Japan’s Japan News Agency, this anti-epidemic measure against China also includes all people who have been to China within seven days.

Italy

The Italian Health Minister stated on December 28 that Italy has ordered new coronavirus antigen swabs and virus sequencing for all travelers from China. The minister did not say what measures would be taken against travelers who test positive, but local health chiefs in the Lombardy region around Milan and the Lazio region around Rome said travelers must stay in buildings set aside by local health authorities in isolation.

Singapore

Starting from November 6, 2020, Singapore will lift entry restrictions from mainland China. Upon arrival, visitors must undergo a nucleic acid test at the airport. Visitors with negative nucleic acid test results can move around freely in Singapore and no longer need to undergo home quarantine. Starting from 12 noon on October 30, 2020 (Singapore local time), visitors from mainland China can apply for an Air Travel Pass (Air TravelPass) and enter Singapore from November 6, 2020 after being approved. Applicants must stay in mainland China for 14 consecutive days before entry.