more nations implement Traveler inspections in China amid Covid rise More than a dozen nations have placed limitations on Chinese travellers as worry about the country's rise in Covid-19 cases escalates; Australia is the most recent to require a negative test before travel. Three years after the coronavirus first appeared in the city of Wuhan, Beijing quickly started to dismantle its "zero-Covid" containment policy of lockdowns and widespread testing. The travel restriction, which will go into force on January 5, was justified by Beijing's "lack of full information" concerning Covid instances, according to Australia's health minister on Sunday. According to him, the action will "protect Australia from the risk of potential new developing varieties." In recent times, China-bound travellers have also been subject to testing upon arrival or a negative Covid test requirement in Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom, France, Italy, Spain, Ja...
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