China to End Quarantines for Inbound Travelers as ‘Covid Zero’ Dismantled

December 26, 2022

China scrapped quarantine requirements for inbound travelers, putting the country on track to emerge from three years of self-imposed global isolation under a Covid Zero policy that battered the economy and stoked historic public discontent.

As of Jan. 8, people arriving in China will no longer be quarantined, though they will be required to obtain negative Covid test results within 48 hours of departure, according to a statement from the National Health Commission. That compares with the current requirement of eight days isolation, with five days at a designated quarantine hotel or central facility followed by three days at home.

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