China will no longer require a negative Covid-19 test result from incoming travellers starting on Wednesday.
It is a milestone towards ending the virus restrictions imposed in China since early 2020.
China’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin announced the change at a briefing on Monday.
China only ended its “zero-Covid” policy in December after years of tight restrictions that at times included full-city lockdowns and lengthy quarantines for people who were infected.
As part of those measures, incoming travellers were required to quarantine for weeks at government-designated hotels.
The curbs slowed the world’s second-largest economy, leading to rising unemployment and rare instances of unrest.
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