In particular, the Chinese government is ending the decried “circuit breaker” mechanism, which consisted of suspending international flights if the number of Covid-19 cases was deemed too high on arrival.
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China announced Friday, November 11 a relaxation of several measures against Covid-19 aimed at travelers from abroad, in particular a reduction in quarantine on arrival, which goes from ten to eight days. The Asian country is the last major economy to maintain a strict coronavirus health policy, with borders that remain closed to most foreign nationals.
A note from the government, published on the internet by public television CCTV, also announced the end of the much criticized “circuit breaker” mechanism. Under this rule, international flights to China were canceled for one or two weeks in the event of discovery, on arrival, of a number deemed too high of infected passengers on board.
This announcement is a relief for many travellers, who until now had the fear of seeing their flights canceled at the last moment. They were often forced to wait several weeks or even months outside of China before finding seats on a flight. Another good news for travelers from abroad, Chinese or not: they will have to provide the result of a single PCR test carried out within 48 hours before boarding for China, compared to two so far.