China has announced major changes to its strict Covid-19 measures for inbound travellers on 11/11/2022, reducing quarantine on arrival from seven days down to five, followed by three days of isolation at home. The newly released measures include ending the practice of cancelling international flights if too many passengers from previous flights test positive on arrival – the major barrier to visiting China, according to the State Council’s Covid-19 prevention team.
Arriving travellers will now be allowed to enter the country after showing just one negative PCR test within the 48 hours before boarding. The cycle threshold for a negative PCR test will be also be dropped, from 40 to 35. An easing of restrictions was also announced within China, with the length of time spent in central quarantine for close contacts reduced to five days, instead of the previous seven.
However, the three days of home health monitoring that follows has been changed to a stricter home quarantine, meaning the contacts will no longer be allowed to leave home during that period. Close contacts of people who have been in close contact with someone who tests positive will no longer have to undergo quarantine and medical surveillance.
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