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US CDC lifts Covid-19 test requirements for travellers from China

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has lifted mandatory Covid-19 test requirements for travellers from China

US CDC lifts Covid-19 test requirements for travellers from China
Updated On : 11 Mar 2023 | 11:11 AM IST

Biden administration to relax Covid testing rules for travellers from China

The Biden administration is preparing to relax COVID-19 testing restrictions for travellers from China as soon as Friday, according to two people familiar with the decision. The people, who were not authorized to comment publicly and spoke on the condition of anonymity, said the administration has decided to roll back the testing requirements as cases, hospitalizations and deaths are declining in China and the US has gathered better information about the surge. The restrictions were put in place on December 28 and took effect on January 5 amid a surge in infections in China after the nation sharply eased pandemic restrictions and as US health officials expressed concerns that their Chinese counterparts were not being truthful to the world about the true number of infections and deaths. At the time, US officials also said the restriction was necessary to protect US citizens and communities because there was a lack of transparency from the Chinese government "about the size of the sur

Biden administration to relax Covid testing rules for travellers from China
Updated On : 08 Mar 2023 | 8:25 AM IST

Indian tourists continue to take lead as China fights Covid-19 surge

Although China eased border curbs recently, many countries are still wary of allowing Chinese travellers

Indian tourists continue to take lead as China fights Covid-19 surge
Updated On : 13 Jan 2023 | 10:17 AM IST

China threatens tit for tat over Covid-19 curbs on its travellers

Up to 70% of Shanghai population infected with coronavirus: Top doctor

China threatens tit for tat over Covid-19 curbs on its travellers
Updated On : 03 Jan 2023 | 11:43 PM IST

To attract more Chinese travellers, India extends e-visa facility

Despite special measures like e-visas only 240,000 Chinese tourists visited India last year against 1.4 million Indians visiting China

To attract more Chinese travellers, India extends e-visa facility
Updated On : 21 Dec 2018 | 2:10 AM IST

How Chinese tourists are taking over the world, one selfie at a time

Asia is the at the epicenter of the boom which is changing the way the world travels

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Updated On : 12 Feb 2018 | 12:18 PM IST

India in bucket list of popular destination for Chinese travellers in APAC

Chinese travellers are also visiting multiple cities per trip, with over 80% saying they would not just stay in a single city

India in bucket list of popular destination for Chinese travellers in APAC
Updated On : 01 Oct 2017 | 4:01 PM IST