China has a mandatory five-day quarantine policy, followed by two days of home isolation.
China may take steps to reduce quarantine time for incoming travelers amid a massive Covid surge that has set off alarm bells around the world. Citing local news organizations, Chinese state media reported that some quarantine hotels in Chengdu, the capital of southwest China’s Sichuan province, have shortened the centralized quarantine time for foreign travelers from five to two days. . There has been no official announcement from the Chengdu authorities.
Asked if China plans to adjust its quarantine policy, Foreign Ministry spokesman Mao Ning answered in the affirmative today, the Global Times reported.
“We have made important contributions to maintaining the stability of global industrial and supply chains by optimizing visa policies, increasing international flights in an orderly manner, and simplifying remote prevention and control measures to facilitate exchanges. between people – border exchanges are more expedient in light of the circumstances,” Mao Ning was quoted as saying by the Global Times.
China has a mandatory centralized quarantine policy of five days, followed by two days of home isolation.
Following the outbreak of Covid in the country over the last week, there are expectations that the quarantine policy for incoming travelers will be shortened.
For the past week, hospitals in China have been struggling to cope with the growing number of patients. Pharmacies have run out of medicine and crematoriums are working overtime.
However, the official number of deaths remains low, as authorities count only those who died from respiratory failure caused by the virus as Covid deaths.
Local authorities in Beijing reported just five Covid deaths on Tuesday, up from two on Monday.
The surge began after China withdrew safety protocols, including lockdowns and mass testing, that were in place under its zero-covid policy.
In India, four cases of Omicron’s BF.7 subvariant, which is driving the rise of Covid in China, have been detected. Two of the cases arose in Gujarat and one in Odisha. The patients received treatment at home and recovered, Gujarat authorities said.
The Center has said it is monitoring the situation and there is no reason to panic.
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