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PARIS, Jan 28 (Reuters) – France has extended mandatory COVID tests for travellers from China until Feb. 15, a government decree published on Saturday showed.
France extends mandatory COVID tests for Chinese travellers until Feb 15
PARIS, Jan 28 (Reuters) – France has extended mandatory
COVID tests for travellers from China until Feb. 15, a
government decree published on Saturday showed.
While Chinese officials have said infections have peaked,
some global experts have warned about the possibility of a rise
in cases in rural areas less equipped to deal with them as
millions of Chinese travel for family reunions during the Lunar
New Year holiday.
On Dec. 30, France announced it would require travellers
from China to provide a negative COVID-19 test result less than
48 hours before departure as China eased lockdown rules.
The measure, which had been set to last until Jan. 31,
imposed tests on all flights from China – including flights with
stopovers – and required travellers on airplanes arriving from
China to wear masks.
