Feds: Visitors From China Must Test Negative For COVID

CNBC reports:

The Biden administration will require airline passengers traveling from China to test negative for Covid before entering the U.S., federal health officials said on Wednesday. All travelers originating from China, Hong Kong or Macau will be required to get tested for Covid two days before their departure to the U.S.

The requirements, which apply regardless of nationality and vaccination status, start Jan. 5. The testing requirements come as China battles a major outbreak of the virus after easing its stringent zero-Covid policy in the wake of social unrest earlier this year.

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