The Chinese government announced Monday that it will reopen its borders from January 8 and eliminate the need for quarantine in a new step in the relaxation of restrictions imposed by the coronavirus pandemic, the Chinese newspaper ‘South China Morning Post’ reported, citing up to three sources.
Officials from the health authorities of Canton, Fujian and Jiangsu provinces confirmed that the National Sanitary Commission informed them on Sunday of the downgrading of the coronavirus management level to category B, which implies the reopening.
This category B implies the «necessary treatment and measures to prevent the spread» of the disease. According to sources consulted by the newspaper, aligned with the official position of the Chinese government, this implies the end of quarantines for travelers arriving in China.
The decision confirms previous indications that pointed to a relaxation of restrictions such as the end of the mandatory PCR test for entry into the country or the words of Vice Prime Minister Sun Chunlan, responsible for the response to COVID-19, who asked local authorities to focus more on treatment than on preventing contagions.
Source: (EUROPA PRESS)
