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China cuts COVID-19 quarantine time for international travelers

/ 03:34 PM June 28, 2022

China cuts COVID-19 quarantine time for international travelers

Travelers walk at the Beijing Capital International Airport in Beijing, China May 9, 2021. REUTERS FILE PHOTO

BEIJING — China will halve to seven days its COVID-19 quarantine period for visitors from overseas, with a further three days spent at home, health authorities said on Tuesday.

The change came in the National Health Commission’s latest guideline on measures against the disease.

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Following seven days spent in centralised facilities, travellers face three days of at-home medical observation, it added, versus seven previously.

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