What China’s Covid Reopening Means for Travel Restrictions | WSJ

As China reopens after nearly three years of isolation, the U.S. and several other countries will require travelers to show a negative Covid test.

WSJ explains why some pandemic restrictions are back and what they mean for people traveling to and from China.

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[geraldjagla]

should not allow in people that are infected with covid

[stunes]

Must be covid free 48 hours before arrival, only to end up with covid within 24 hours after arrival

[JGShdv]

China should provide more data before they let their people travel

[genocidevirus]

Billions of people. Just think of that number.

[JPzizou]

Why are they reopening now all of a sudden? Didn't they have high recorded cases too?
I cba for the bs that comes with another wave

[sweetsteve.]

There’s something China is not telling us. Smh

[harryseldom]

With chinese new year around the corner and millions travelling, better close the gates now...

[sann]

How does this impact if one is only transiting through Hong Kong???

[twinbeemonsterhunter]

New CCP covid variant coming soon thanks China

[吕航-eq]

Don’t worry ，after three years ，we have no money to travel

[jules]

China has four unique variants circulating. Ban all direct flights from China or place a 30 day quarantine period paid for by the visitors. If we don’t act now expect these variants on your doorsteps.

[jeremyjames]

Birth rates are down 85%. I wonder what caused it?

[AmericanPolitics]

It’s selfish to travel when you know you have COVID

[mujinaumemiya]

"There's a huge pent up demand for travel globally" - Why do people travel? It sounds like obligation rather than recreation or leisure.

[KozmicKarmaKoala]

And remember folks, "OMICRON" anagram= "MORONIC". 🤣🤣🤣

[Eoin-B]

There have been 12 Omicron sub mutations to come from China since the start of December, 4 have not been seen outside of it. You can't blame the US for being cautious.
There is a pretty big chance we will get another full variant that we have no immunity to.

[TenKurVynas]

2:43 economic benefit *is* prioritized when travelers from china are asked for a negative cvd19 test and also being tested on site. because if they enter a country freely for tourism and start a new wave of p andemic - the country might need to shut down, and even if not - economy still would slow down.
china's the one to speak after having have had such inhvmane restrictions and also after not alerting the world about the new v¡rus at the end of 2019 (taiwan did it instead!), and then desinfecting the area where spread was believed to have started *before* any impartial investigations could have been done.
so now please, be quiet, and quietly smoke standing aside while the countries decide their own rules of entry, of which they have every right to decide.

[MalikaBourne]

How did 3 years of strict control end up helping in the long run?

[bilile]

anybody please help me

who takes you to the quarantine hotel when you arive in china.... do you have to take a taxi for yourself or are there cars ready to take you there.

[happy_hyun.e]

Don't travel to oversea just stay in China,