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EU recommends pre-flight testing of passengers from China, wastewater testing in airports
Jan 5, 2023
https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/eu-recommends-pre-flight-testing-passengers-china-wastewater-testing-airports-2023-01-04/
BRUSSELS, Jan 4 (Reuters) - European Union government officials recommended on Wednesday that passengers flying from China to the EU should have a negative COVID-19 test before they board, as Beijing plans to ease travel restrictions despite a wave of new COVID infections.
The recommendation comes from the EU's Integrated Political Crisis Response group (IPCR), which is a body made up of officials from the EU's 27 governments, and is in line with a recommendation made earlier by the European Commission.
China plans to ease travel restrictions on Jan 8, despite a wave of new infections which has left Chinese hospitals and funeral houses overwhelmed.